I grew up in Connecticut, next door to Massachusetts. For the senate race to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat to be a toss-up in that stronghold of the Democratic Party is beyond bizarre. I think Coakley will win, but really, the race shouldn’t even be in contention. Something’s happening. A disillusioned Democratic base that expected big change and got little instead is probably a major reason why.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged on Wednesday that progressive voters’ disinterest and unhappiness was threatening what traditionally should be a blowout Senate election victory for Democrats in Massachusetts.
It’s not just progressives who are unhappy.
Following Katrina, The Corporation failed in driving out the undesirables and turning New Orleans into a WASP destination resort… All suggestions I’ve re. evacuation etc. revolve around ‘rebuilding’, an artificially induced bubble a la Shock Doctrine.
Maybe people are starting to realize that it doesn’t matter which party you choose– they’re both corporate sellouts. I mean, did you ever think you’d hear Bob blog the words, “Makes you long for… Bush”???
I wouldn’t go that far, myself, speaking of peas in a pod. Bush and Obama are just two corporatists with different styles. It should be clear by now that neither the Dems nor the GOP will give us anything different. Maybe a third party could do it, but I doubt they’d stay independent for long.
It’s time to scrap the party system and start over.
Ok, I was doing that for effect. But contrast Obama with JFK
We need a parliamentary system. Like every democracy except us has, I think.