Leftist Values

[democrank]

14. H20 Man, when you "speak" I listen. Thank you for this post.

As a Proud Leftist, popularity contests don`t sway my vote nor does the size of the bankroll collected by any Democratic candidate. I vote on issues only because issues I care deeply about represent the value system I`ve stood by for decades and passed on to my precious children.

I agree with you that the "type of candidate" Democrats want to represent them is the clearest indicator of the party`s different wings. Some in our party now support positions they were totally against when Bush was in office, obviously not because it`s something they believe in, but because it`s now a Democrat holding that position. I honestly couldn`t do that. If I`m against landmines under Bush, I`ll be against them under Obama and still against them in the next administration, no matter which party is in the White House.

As Robert Kennedy said, a corporate state coupled with a military-industrial Congress complex can destroy the potential for good. For beginners, look at corporate media. Same talking points, same white faces, all honoring the Washington-based buzzwords. There`s little interest in real-life people and their real-life problems. It`s 3-minutes or less with pre-arranged questions asking nothing of consequence to average citizens.

People are breathless over the 2016 presidential race. What we`ll hear (unless a Leftist somehow sneaks into the debates) is predictable. Candidates will (temporarily) "moves to the center" from right field once again and that homeless child will still be homeless come November of 2017.