where were you?

Democratic party, where were you?

We've Come A Long Way, Baby



You want our loyalty?

You think we'll unite behind whichever candidate you choose for us, just because we always have in the past? That we'll just accept on faith that this party is better than the alternative, no matter how you behave? That we'll "just get over it"?

Maybe you should try listening:

I have been a Democrat for 37 years. I have voted for some of the most Gawd-awful candidates ever to walk this earth - Dukakis, McGovern, Kerry - because I believed in the ideals of the party.

I , like Kansans, have voted against my economic interests for a number of years, just in the other direction.

Well no more. Obama’s incessant race baiting, the misogynistic treatment of Hillary by the press and THE PARTY (for chrissakes) have sealed the deal for me.

Go read the whole thing - why It's different this time:

...This year, however, we are witnessing the prejudices and contempt in our own party structure. And it is all directed to the benefit of one candidate at the expense of the better candidate....

...It has tolerated and sometimes even engaged in blatant sexism. The candidate himself has also done this, dogwhistling to men and never once rebuked his media fan club for piling on Clinton. To her credit, she doesn’t complain. But it’s not like we haven’t noticed that and the lopsided double standard. Then there is the charge of racism directed at us.

But the straw that is breaking the camel’s back is the way that Florida and Michigan is being treated. Donna Brazile and the Rules and Bylaws committee seem determined to give voters the finger and deliberately suppress Clinton delegates with the expectation that they can swing the nomination for Barry. They are telling us all who voted for Clinton so go to hell and then simultaneously telling us we have to vote for Obama or else. That plus the gaming of the caucus states and the media haka proclaiming the race over is revolting.

The point is, we can see it all now. Nothing is hidden. If there were levers pulled before for one of the other candidates that I voted for, I was unaware of it. I thought the Democrats actually stood for something, like Democracy.

You are blowing it, Democratic Party. Don't let Donna Brazile get away with blatant, in-your-face corruption. The rest of us will not unite behind her.

Sorry sweetie.



update: apology here.