I think we've come to a point in our history where we are going to have to make a big decision.
For 30 years the corporatists and conservatives have run rough-shod
over the middle and lower classes. I don't think any of us here will
disagree. Where we disagree is when are we going to stop retreating into
poverty and tyranny and stand and fight?
Sadly we have posters here that will argue that things aren't so bad
and we can continue down the path for a little while longer. The child
poverty rate is only 22%. This is the rational that I see used to
justify the support of H. Clinton.
In 2008 people recognized that H. Clinton, the apparent “claimer of
the throne”, would not provide the change we needed and a relatively
unknown easily defeated her with the promise of change. Whether or not
Obama wanted change and failed with his promises or he never was that
hot about change is another debate. But here we are faced with the need
for change and guess who is once again "the claimer of the throne".
The Democratic Party grassroots should have learned from 2008 and
also 2000. In 2000 the DLC/Conservative Wing ran Gore which looked to
many as a continuation of the status quo. Gore failed in 2000 and
Clinton failed in 2008.
The American people are ready for change and Clinton v. Bush doesn't offer that change.
We need a candidate that is willing to take a chance and fight for change.
