Reply #113: Peace Patriot

[HeyManThatsCool]

I hope that what you said here- "Another tragedy is that I doubt that the unprecedented coalition of grass roots and Dem Party leadership that accomplished this amazing stolen election victory can ever be put back together." Doesn't end up being true-- but, in my heart I think you might be right. I think about that fact all the time.

Looking back to pre-election days I am overcome with how amazing it was to see such support for Kerry. I really, really, 100% felt that ground swell for change coming. It was almost tangible. The joy I felt when Bush performed so abysmally at the debates (especially #1).
The unity of the Kerry/Edwards rallies. Just days before election day I attended the Philadelphia rally with Kerry & Clinton... more than 100,000 people were there. It was such a positive time. I believed that the dark era of Bush was FINALLY coming to a close. And not a minute too soon.

And then the unthinkable happened! I was so sick on November 3 it was unreal. I wept when I heard Kerry was conceding & I sobbed my way through both speeches. It was, in many ways, like a death.

When I look to 2008 what scares me is:

Could I go through all that again? Could any of us? I lost so much time with my family, my friends, my job. Months and months of my life that I sacrificed gladly for the better good. When Kerry conceded I felt like it was all for naught. Bush screwed us AGAIN- & his thievery made my volunteer hours seem as waste when Kerry didn't stand up and at least make sure everything was on the up and up. Would 2 or 3 days have hurt?

Will as many people care in 2008? Will that ground swell ever come again?

God I hope so..... But only time will tell. My point in all of this has been that I think if Kerry would SPEAK UP & be direct with us- and reassure his supporters... many many people would feel better about the future. His not saying anything doesn't do much. What would be the point of getting involved in the process again if
THOSE FUCKERS WILL JUST STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION??!?!!!!????!!!