Okay, this still isn’t my long-promised travelogue, but I found it interesting enough to share. Andrew Sullivan on what we ought to be hearing from the minority party:
I’m not a Democrat and don’t think I ever could be, but here’s what I’d say if I were in opposition right now. These guys [the Republicans currently in charge of things] are corrupt and incompetent. They have screwed up the Iraq war, turned FEMA into a joke and landed the next generation with a mountain of debt. We’re for making the homeland safer, winning back our allies, and taking on the Iranian dictatorship. We’re for energy independence, universal healthcare and balancing the budget again. Now, let [Karl] Rove do his worst. Hey, we need Democrats who relish the fight, not timid ones who cower at the prospect. Bring back the happy warriors. Please.
Say hallelujah. I am so frustrated at the inability of the Dems to say or do anything effective. It’s not like the other side doesn’t have any genuine vulnerabilities to exploit. Come on, guys, get a frickin’ clue! I could go on, but I need to devote my energies to writing about Yellowstone…
Great comments. I’d love to see a Democratic party of 40 years ago. In fact I’d like to see a Republican Party of 20 years ago. Parties that both knew their agendas and were closer to each other than so painfully removed.
Absolutely. I can’t even begin to imagine what it must’ve been like in Kennedy’s day, when the parties had their differences and their arguments, but treated each other with a modicum of respect and concerned themselves with more important things than just winning the next election.