The Democrats are ready for some big changes and you may not like them

[kentuck]

It's been in the birthing stage for several elections. The last two or three elections have convinced the Party "elders" that they need to make changes to appeal to a broader "base". They believe we are losing votes to the Republicans that we should be winning - namely votes on abortion and gun rights, to name just a couple.

If you believe this is a time we should be going in opposite direction from the Repubs, then you may be left out of the "new" Democratic Party. They see the Repub "radicalism" as being successful and will attempt to compromise our Party to appeal to some of that radicalism.

When, in fact, we should be running against the radicalism with a more "left" agenda, such as healthcare rights, more worker rights, increase in minimum wage, more standing up for minority and women rights, standing behind our Constitution and against Patriot Acts and illegal wars, rather than following the Republicans with a more "lite" agenda.

The Democrats are on the verge of making a big mistake in strategy. Rather than oppose everything the Repubs stand for, they are ready to capitulate on abortion rights, on gun control laws, on the necessity to fight the "war on terrorism" and, no doubt, other areas of present disagreement.

If this is the direction the Party goes, should we maintain any loyalty to it? Understanding that some will say, "that's the only Party we have", it should be noted that we may no longer have a Party. After all, if a Party cannot represent your interests, it is no longer "your" party.