Reply #14: Really? How's that worked out for you, and the rest of us?

[MadHound]

Oh, yeah, the party has moved ever further to the right, and issues like the public option, much less single payer, are no longer viable.

I've beaten my head against a brick wall, as have many millions, by trying to pressure politicians in office, and you know what I've found. Politicians listen to only two things, large amounts of money or large amounts of votes. If you don't hold that stick over them, then they simply won't listen. Now most of us don't control large sums of money, so we have only our votes to fall back on. It is past time we started using them wisely.