|
So, this November, we take control of one or both houses of Congress. And just who are "in control?" The same "keep your powder dry" Democrats a majority of whom voted to confirm a general behind the NSA spying (a man who denied that "probable cause" was even in the Fourth Amendment) to the leadership of the CIA. The same Democrats who, that very same day, refused to put up a fight against the confirmation of the unqualified, far-right Brett Kavanaugh, just as they'd failed to put up a fight against Alito or Roberts. The same Democrats who have failed to stand up to a single incident in a long line of Bush outrages, instead opting to shuffle about impotently until the issue dropped from the public radar. Tell me that these same spineless, "go along to get along" members of the entrenched Democratic minority will suddenly rise up united in defiance of Bush if they hold a slim majority in Congress. You believe that? I've got a nice bridge to sell you.
And, in 2008, we may take back the Presidency. With whom? Most likely Hillary Clinton, whose pandering and triangulation make her husband look like Che Guevara by comparison.
You see, this is the big dilemma for Democrats: Bush and the Republicans have done enough damage that we really can't wait to take back power. But the Democrats likely to take back that power have already proven themselves over and over again to be "not ready for prime time." In an ideal world, we would have a couple of election cycles in which the grassroots, netroots, etc., could take back the party (or in the words of Kos, "crash the gate"), create a new agenda, and develop a slate of fresh, effective leadership, before we took back the nation's government from the powers that be. But, given current conditions, "a couple of election cycles" are a luxury we simply can't afford. We've got to go into battle with what we've got, even though I, for one, have zero confidence that they will serve us effectively even if we can take back the country. :-(
|