Ya know, I'm not much for liberal or conservative agendas, but as a regular voter, I simply can't get behind a continuously, unrelenting negative message. Every time the dem leaders open their traps, it's to tell us how bad everything is and how much we all suck because they aren't in charge. I'm totally fed up with it. Bitterness is probably among the worst traits a politician could present to the public because it's all about getting back at those evil people on the other side, rather than representing what the majority of people want. Worse, they're doing it to each other with increasing frequency. So much so, that it's looking like there are actually two democratic parties starting to materialize. If they can't get together on their own issues, how can they possibly expect to make any broad progress, particularly if they manage to acquire a majority in either the House or Senate?

I'm not fond of the Republican leadership today, by any stretch, but cripes, I can't even imagine Gore, Kerry or (shudder) Dean in the White House. We have clearly seen how far they sink when things aren't going their way. Not exactly stellar leadership by example or even maintaining composure when in front of a camera, which I think resonates very clearly with voters that are tired of being called stupid for Bush being President. Gore got a majority of the popular vote, and Kerry, who is probably the more qualified of the two, didn't even come within sniffing distance of the popular vote. Gotta say something about the Dem voice as a whole. People don't want constant negativity, and they'll opt for someone like Bush to avoid it, and the lesson still hasn't been learned. Dean leading the DNC is iron-clad proof of that.