NP Why Democrats shouldn't be scared (was: VLVL Pynchon's eye for detail)

[Otto]

Thanks, Dave!

>
> 40% of the Democrats in the House voted for War on Iraq. That's more
> Democratic support than Bush Sr. got the first time the USA attacked
> Iraq. Obviously the Party has moved to the Right and is more Hawkish
> after 9-11. Moreover, the vote for War was pushed through both Houses by
> Democrats like John Kerry and Tom Daschle. The Democrats will continue
> the War in Iraq. My guess is that the War in Iraq is going to continue
> for another 10-15 years. The USA needs to get out of Iraq now. I can't
> vote for a party that supports that War. We need Reform. Nader is
> serious about Reform. The Democrats are not interested in Reform.
>

If Nader was still serious about reform he would have proposed talks about
joining the Democrats a long time ago. With such an electorial system a
successfull third party will be unlikely forever. But I guess Nader in
Kerry's team would have diminshed the chances of the challenger the same way
too much moral support from Europe would do too. So it isn't easy to see how
reforms (which reforms?) you seem to have in mind could win a majority.

Isn't it a fact that the USA in general have become more Hawkish after 9-11?
The most recent polls show that Bush's advantage is the highest when the
question is terrorism. If the Democrats had chosen a candidate who had
opposed the war openly the lack of patriotism would have been the message at
the Republican Convention.

Leaving Iraq immediately is impossible. You cannot make such a mess and
simply leave.

Otto