Why is it most Democrats and other-than-hardcore-Republicans can't get excited about
the candidates thrust upon them and have to hold their nose when they vote?
Over and over it has been demonstrated that the establishment Democrats in DC are
most of the problem and don't have a clue regarding how to win the presidency.
Listed below are examples of Democrats that are straight-talking, right-thinking populists who have succeeded in spite being saddled with the millstone of hypocrisy and corrupt, self-serving elitism that DC insiders have burdened the Democratic Party with.
We can win in 2008 but it very likely won't be with a Kerry, Biden, Hillary or the like. It has to be a candidate that speaks truth to power and cares more for the people and this nation than they do for the trappings of power and personal opportunity that comes with elected office.
Over the years, corrupt politicians bent on self gratification, exploitation of power and profiteering over honest sacrifice and service to the people, have done enough to destroy the Democratic Party's image and need to be sent a clear and unequivocal message - we've had enough! Democrat's are taking their party back. Get out and stay out!
Gary
WHAT DO JOE MANCHIN, BRIAN SCHWEITZER, DAVE FREUDENTHAL, BRAD HENRY,AND ROCKY ANDERSON HAVE IN COMMON?
They're among the most popular Democrats in the country and you've probably never heard of most of them.
Undernews, April 24
SAM SMITH - When someone asks me who I want for president in 2008, I chase them away quickly with the answer: Rocky Anderson.
It isn't really true, but it symbolizes what I really think about the way the Democrats are once again fouling their own nest by spending more effort pleasing campaign contributors than reaching a natural constituency. The Vichy Democrats who have been wrecking the party since the early 1990s are still in control and unless there is a Dean-like revolt, Democrats will once again pay the price in 2008.
Rocky Anderson is the ACLU-card carrying Democratic mayor of the largest city in one of the most conservative states: Salt Lake City. Here's how Wikipedia describes him:"Under his mayorship, the city has purchased wind power, increased recycling, and is converting its fleet of city vehicles to alternative fuels. Anderson has supported initial measures to make the city more bicycle-friendly and pedestrian-friendly while opposing "monster" home rebuilding projects in the historic Avenues and Sugar House districts. He helped manage the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and is a major proponent of downtown revitalization projects. He is an ardent opponent of tobacco use and has supported legislative measures limiting smoking; conversely, he is one of the most outspoken public critics of Utah's strict alcohol laws (state law permits the sale of alcohol only in restaurants, private clubs, and state-run liquor stores)."
Anderson opposes English-only legislation, supports gay rights and same-sex marriage, and has launched living wage initiatives. This is notable in the state that in the 2004 presidential election gave George W. Bush his greatest percentage of the vote of any state in the Union. . ."
In 2000, Anderson had Salt Lake City police officers end their participation in the DARE. program. He was characteristically blunt, telling DARE. officials: 'I think your organization has been an absolute fraud on the people of this country ... For you to continue taking precious drug-prevention dollars when we have such a serious and, in some instances, growing addiction problem is unconscionable.'."
Anderson attracted praise and scorn in August 2005 when, after accepting an invitation from the Bush administration to participate in a visit by the President, he sent an e-mail to local advocacy leaders calling for 'the biggest demonstration [Utah] has ever seen' to protest Bush's appearance at Veterans of Foreign Wars' national convention at the Salt Palace. Speaking to a rally in Pioneer Park (in downtown Salt Lake City), Anderson justified his protest against Bush, suggesting that the 'nation was lied into a war.'". . ."
Incidentally, Anderson was raised LDS (Morman) but is no longer associated with the church."
If Anderson actually did run there would be controversies over some of his management policies and his spending habits. But that's not the point. The point is that there are more where he came from, but you'll never know it if the media only covers Clinton, Edwards and Kerry.
The other politicians mentioned above are the most popular Democratic governors in the country, all with the approval of at least two-thirdsof the voters, all of them from red states. There are reasons to argue with each of them, but at the same time, all of them are more far honest than Hilary Clinton and more competent than most in Washington DC - pol, pollster or pundit. Plus they actually know something about winning red state voters.
The fact that such individuals get ignored by the Washington experts merely illustrates why the Vichy Democrats do so poorly. And they have not only sold out to major corporate interests that oppose much of what real Democrats stand for, they are also wusses.
For example, they're desperately afraid of the national security issue despite the president blowing one of the most expensive wars in history against a minor league country and despite the terrifying incompetence displayed by the Bush regime following Katrina.
If you look at the most popular Democratic governors, competence is a recurring theme. Senators don't have to be competent, they just have to know how to talk, especially on Sundays. But if you want to win in the heartland, it helps to have some usable skills.
The governors also tend to break the approved Democratic mold in someway. Manchin opposes abortion, Schweitzer is pro-gun. As long as the candidate is only a believer and not a bully, you can live with this. And the beauty is, politically, that you only need to be a single issue apostate to reach whole new constituencies.
No one in this list seems up to a presidential bout, although a couple might make useful veep candidates. But, remember, unless the Democrats find an alternative to the complacent, corrupt, and cowardly capital crowd, the party is going to lose anyway in 2008.
Undernews April 23 - http://www.prorev.com/indexa.htm
