I'm sorry but the Democratic Party is not doing its job.

[bvar22]

55. The Democratic Party is in denial about how bad the Democratic Party has gotten..

...as they have chased the Republican Party off the far right end of the Political Spectrum.

I joined the Democratic Party that sounded like THIS:

"In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be [font size=3] established for all—regardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]

Among these are:

*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;

*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;

*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;

*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;

*The right of every family to a decent home;

*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;

*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;

*The right to a good education.

All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.

America's own rightful place in the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar rights have been carried into practice for all our citizens.
---FDR, 1944, SOTU

Pleas note that FDR specified the above values as Basic Human Rights to be protected and administered by our Government OF the People,
and NOT as Commodities to be SOLD to Americans by "private" Corporations.


How long has it BEEN since you have heard ANYTHING like that from our Party leadership?
Truth IS... we can't do anything about the Republican Party.
They are OWNED by the RICH.
But the Democratic Party should belong to US... Working Class America,
and we DAMN WELL SHOULD be able to so something about the pathetic state of our OWN DAMNED Party!!!



[font color=firebrick][center]"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will STAND UP for Working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone [/font][/center] [center] [center] [/font]
[font size=1]photo by bvar22
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center][/font]


You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS.[/font]