Hope for the future?

I see tiny rays of light popping out of the mess that masquerades itself as the Democratic party these days. I know most people think Howard Dean is insane, but the fact of the matter is he knows how to fundraise and I believe he can be the catalyst for the kind of change that needs to take place within the party to bring it back to some semblance of sanity. He at least brings to the forefront the issues that are important to the core of the party membership, the so-called "liberals". The Dems have been trying too hard to appease the "red state" voters...lets face it, the Dems will never be able to get enough of those voters to make any difference, so why sell their souls to try? They should concentrate on getting their core voters back, and on getting more independent voters. The only way to do that is to start acting like Dems again, instead of like "Republican Lites". What happened to promoting the core values of the party??? There are some good apples in the barrel, however...Barak Obama, Paul Hackett, Barbara Boxer, even John Kerry now that he is back to being just a senator (and a thorn in the side of the administration).

Barak Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention literally gave me goosebumps...and also gave me hope for the future of this country. I can definitely see him as the first African-American president someday. It is apparent that he has the intelligence, common sense (not necessarily the same thing), and principles to make a positive change in the world. Come to think of it, he may be overqualified to be the president. :)

The more I see of Paul Hackett, the more I like him. That man takes absolutely no shit from anyone. It is refreshing to see a Democratic politician willing to give as good as he gets from the Republican slime machine. Those Reps don't know how to handle it when they have someone who doesn't just roll over and play dead...it's quite funny to watch their reaction to him shooting them back down. And as much as I hate to say it, much of being a successful politician these days has to do with looking good on camera and carrying yourself well in front of the camera, and he certainly has that part of the equation down as well. He looks like exactly what he is...an ex-marine with an attitude. Rumor has it he is running for Senate in Ohio for the 2006 elections...god help whoever the Rep is that is running against him. I don't think any amount of sliming, cheating, or irregularity at the polls is going to beat Hackett - even if it's in an area that is heavily Republican.

Kudos to Barbara Boxer & John Kerry for being in the minority of the Dem Senators who have the guts to stand up and ask questions of this administration, question the validity of the candidates President Moron is putting up for various positions, and for asking the tough questions during the hearings.

There may be hope for this country to regain our credibility around the world if we can get more people like this group elected during the midterm elections in 2006. If the Dems can regain a majority, or at least lessen the Rep stronghold, there may be a chance to get some real investigations into this administration's wrongdoings. Then maybe, just maybe, this country will be able to get back on track once this poor excuse for a president and his evil cohorts are out of office.