Originally Posted by Rodney

As a disillusioned Democrat, I have to agree. I have many criticisms about corruption and malfeasance in the ruling Republican regime -- I think it's running the country into the ground. But the Democrats aren't really much better -- certainly no more honest. Put them in power, it'd just take a little longer for things to fall apart. Both parties are beholden to what big money wants -- otherwise, Clinton the Democrat would have never signed off on NAFTA, right or wrong.

The Dems don't want to commit to anything because they don't want to have to make any promises their corporate masters won't allow them to keep. How convenient to get into office as a "reform" party _without committing to anything substantive._

I actually think they're still going to blow it -- by the skin of their teeth, but blow it nonetheless. And they deserve to. The Schumers and Clintons in Washington are controlling the "new generation" of Dem congression candidates by passing the word down to big contributors and local party bosses who they should or shouldn't support -- plus money to the annointed candidates. Which I predict means more corporate shills in the clothing of benevolence.