Saturday, January 14, 2006
Primal Scream
No I am not talking about Governor Dean's famous speech. I am talking about my own frustrated primal pent-up scream that I am dying to unleash everytime I watch Democrats fumble political opportunities.
The Republicans are hemoraging political capital. With Abramoff singing like a canary, a full blown fight raging for the new Majority Leader of the House, serious doubts about Bush's respect for the constitutional separation of powers, and dozens of other scandals freckling the face of the Republican party, you might be tempted to think the republican party is vulnerable. You might be tempted to think that the Democrats might choose this time to strike and take decisive action either through legislature or in the Media. But it seems you can never underestimate the current Democratic party's ability to allow these opportunities to fly by.
Some people are trying to do something. Dean is making as big a fuss as he can about Frist's hypocricy in threatening to eliminate the fillibuster and minority whip Steny Hoyer is quickly moving to illuminate the true ideological differences between the two parties, but it's not enough.
Come on people. Republican interest groups have it together and Republican leadership has been incredibly effective, even from jail and incarceration. Can we really not rise to meet their leadership and productivity without sinking to such a low ethical level?
Clinton was great at fighting back. He wasnt afraid to throw a few political punches. Who is going to step up to the plate and be that person for the Dems. We need a strong Presidential candidate and someone who could hold his or her own in a media battle stands a good chance to be elected. Who's it going to be?
The Republicans are hemoraging political capital. With Abramoff singing like a canary, a full blown fight raging for the new Majority Leader of the House, serious doubts about Bush's respect for the constitutional separation of powers, and dozens of other scandals freckling the face of the Republican party, you might be tempted to think the republican party is vulnerable. You might be tempted to think that the Democrats might choose this time to strike and take decisive action either through legislature or in the Media. But it seems you can never underestimate the current Democratic party's ability to allow these opportunities to fly by.
Some people are trying to do something. Dean is making as big a fuss as he can about Frist's hypocricy in threatening to eliminate the fillibuster and minority whip Steny Hoyer is quickly moving to illuminate the true ideological differences between the two parties, but it's not enough.
Come on people. Republican interest groups have it together and Republican leadership has been incredibly effective, even from jail and incarceration. Can we really not rise to meet their leadership and productivity without sinking to such a low ethical level?
Clinton was great at fighting back. He wasnt afraid to throw a few political punches. Who is going to step up to the plate and be that person for the Dems. We need a strong Presidential candidate and someone who could hold his or her own in a media battle stands a good chance to be elected. Who's it going to be?
