The Democratic Party is Dead ... only if YOU let it die.

[mzmolly]

If you're a liberal, the Democratic Party is YOURS.

If you're a progressive, the Democratic Party is YOURS.

The Democratic Party has been co-opted by the /Liberals Progressives, and were not giving it back.

Exhibit (A) being John Kerry's zealous attempt at winning the Presidency in spite of his "most liberal record in the Senate" ranking. Howard Dean's near rise to the top, in spite of his fighting spirit. Dennis Kucinich, Al Sharpton, Carol Mosely Braun and the many others who ran for office under the Democratic ticket. The additional message that Democrats don't need corporate money to succeed will only make us stronger in the end.

The Democratic Party is NOT fine with the position that Republicans can steal elections, suppress voters, commit acts of fraud, thus the "House Committee on the Judiciary - Democratic Members" IMMEDIATE PUSH FOR AN INVESTIGATION regarding voter fraud http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/gaoinvestvote2004ltr11504.pdf

... Thus John Kerry's personal involvement of the investigation behind the scenes, thus the MANY Democrats here and elsewhere fighting each day to see the truth come out about this election (fraud or no fraud.)

Bill Clinton was NO REPUBLICAN. 8 letters ... I-R-A-Q W-A-R. 10 more letters P-A-T-R-I-O-T A-C-T, 14 more C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E T-A-X C-U-T-S, 17 more I-N-C-R-E-A-S-I-N-G P-O-V-E-R-T-Y, 14 more ... F-E-D-E-R-A-L D-E-F-I-C-I-T ... The list goes on.

The best thing for Liberals and Progressives within the Democratic Party to do at this point is to fight like hell, and know when your being played by pseudo progressives claiming we should leave the party.

Who needs republican lite when you can enable the real thing, and get a warm fuzzy at the voting booth all at the same time? Who needs to fight for real progress, when you can pretend to do so by abandoning the only party with a hope of defeating facisim in the US?

I've decided to stay in the county, and in the Democratic Party.