General Discussion

Every time there is some major foul up with the Democratic party, SOMEONE on DU starts lecturing about coming together. In an idealist way, that's certainly the best course. But this is the real world.

Democrats suffered yet another serious foul up last night and what they allowed to happen was a gigantic mistake. It is absolutely time - beyond time - that Democrats stop lecturing people on coming together and yet GIVE them something to come together over.

It is not un-Democratic to call out the mistakes and the failures. THAT is how things get corrected and it is, by George, WAY past time that things get corrected. You have only to look at DU, but if you need to look further, look at the polls. Voters are not happy with Democrats.

And DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES come back at me about what MY ideas might be. It is not my job to be the paid political analyst for a Senator who makes a hefty salary, has an $80-per day food allowance, and who benefits in the millions with deals that we don't hear about. That is what THEY are paid to do. That is what THEY are elected to do because THEY indicate that THEY want to SERVE when they seek office.

I am tired of being told that views like mine are "negative" and somehow mean that I'm not a full-fledged, supporting Democrat. That is utter bullshit. I want to have something to believe in and I want to support Democrats. It's time that THEY give me something to rally behind.

My views represent the majority of Democratic voters and it is damn well time for a massive change in leadership as a start. Then, we can go from there. Democrats still need to learn how to fight and they have NEVER learned that.