Dems, Looking For Love in all the Wrong Places
By Bob Burnett
In 1980, Johnny Lee had a crossover hit with "Lookin' for Love (in all the wrong places)."
Democrats would do well to remember the first verse:
"I've spent a lifetime looking for you/Playing a fool's game, hoping to win/Telling those sweet lies and losing again."
For many of us, it has been a lifetime since the Dems presented voters with a solid alternative to the Republicans. Heading for 2006, the party of FDR needs to take a clear position on Iraq, to quit "playing a fool's game, hoping to win."
The latest CNN polls carried encouraging news for the Party. Fifty-four percent of responders indicated that they would support any Congressional candidate that opposes President Bush. The problem, of course, is that it's not always clear that a particular Democrat opposes Bush, particularly when the subject is Iraq. Because of the Dems' ambivalence about the occupation, the electorate remains wary of the Party. The public seems to understand what the GOP stands for -- strong defense, free markets, lower taxes, small government, and family values -- but are confused about the core principles of the Democrats.
posted by EAPrez @ 1:57 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
I truly hope though that we have all learned our lesson. Just being NOT BUSH isn't going to win us elections.
Dean disapointed me today by saying "we have a plan, but will only start talking about it closer to the 2006 elections."
Not good.
I've just about given up on the Dems. Dennis Kucinich was my hope for a better tommorrow, perhaps he'll have a chance someday. I wish Congressman Bernie Sanders, an Independent, of Vermont would run for president. I am now looking at the Greens. I've decided I'm voting for whoever agrees with my positions, whether or not they have a chance of winning or not. But whoever they are they will have to take a strong stand against the war in Iraq if they want my vote.
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