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Liberals have become increasingly estranged from demands that their party incorporate these subjects as part of what it stands for. They have settled for the Democrats' saying or doing the right things on the social and cultural issues such as choice, gay and lesbian rights, church-state separation and Social Security. When considered against the deterioration of standards of living, access to justice and the dwindling power of the people vs. giant corporations, the party's offerings are grossly insufficient.

Next time you complain to professional party operatives about their losing to the worst of the Republicans at the local, state and national elections for the past 10 years, don't accept the glib response that Republicans have more money. Ask instead about the grass-roots agendas. And demand a strong move toward public financing of elections.

"Complacency Is Not Democracy" (Nader op-ed in the Washington Post).

Hey, if Jerry Rubin wants to vote for John Kerry, bully for him.

Personally I'm not voting for a pro-war, anti-abortion, pro-PATRIOT ACT, pro-corporate, racist just because his name isn't "George Bush."

Recently, I've noticed a lot of fear-mongering in politics. Not just from George Bush, but also from Ralph Nader supporters, and especially in opposition to John Kerry. I'm going to be proud to vote for John Kerry - I think his record speaks for itself.

John Kerry - I think his record speaks for itself.

So do I.

David - explain to me where the fear-mongering is coming from in the Nader campaign. I don't get that. At least not to the "end of the world is night" extent I'm getting from the bush and kerry camps.

Actually, I'd rather not. I should have just not posted, because no one is changing anyone's mind.

I'm not voting for a pro-war, anti-abortion, pro-PATRIOT ACT, pro-corporate, racist just because his name isn't "George Bush."

I'm not voting for a pro-war, anti-abortion, pro-PATRIOT ACT, pro-corporate, racist just because his name isn't "George Bush."

Kerry quotes from Debate I & II and other sources.

Pro-war: "I believe in being strong and resolute and determined. And I will hunt down and kill the terrorists, wherever they are."

Pro-war: "And you have to do that by beginning to not back off of the Fallujahs and other places, and send the wrong message to the terrorists. You have to close the borders. You've got to show you're serious in that regard."

Anti-abortion: "I can talk to people, as my wife, Teresa, does, about making other choices and about abstinence and about all these other things that we ought to do as a responsible society. But as a president, I have to represent all the people in the nation and I have to make that judgment. Now I believe that you can take that position and not be pro-abortion, but you have to afford people their constitutional rights."

Pro-PATRIOT ACT: "Now the three things they try to say I've changed position on are the Patriot Act. I haven't, I support it."

Pro-corporate: "Some may be surprised to hear a Democrat calling for lower corporate tax rates."

Racist: "We're not talking about Third World drugs, we're talking about drugs made right here in the United States of America that have American brand names on them in American bottles, and we're asking they be able to allow you to get them."