The Democratic Party has officially capitulated to the war mongering fascist right wing of this great Country. With the vote they funded the cruelest war in history and gave up on any timetable for Bush. They betrayed us and we will show them the door at the polls for someone, anyone, with a backbone to stand up to the Fuhrer George Bush.
As a result of this, people are just starting to walk away. As indicated this morning by Cindy Sheehan's writings, (see her DailyKOS Diary here) the symbol of the anti-war movement is "going home" feeling betrayed. I did not agree with a lot of her sensationalism but she was the symbol of a great nation who really did care about the death and despair this corporate war has wrought on the American culture. Now, she is gone. Abandoned by the party she helped sweep into office. This is also a symbol of America.
America allows this war to continue because, quite frankly, no one cares. It is good for business, it is good for the economy and it keeps us from having to do the hard work of diplomacy. As long as there is a sub culture of people who are willing to love to fight wars and volunteer to do it,then America will indulge them.
They will go off and fight in far away lands while the fat cat friends of Bush and Cheney get incredibly rich off of it.
And that is how it goes. Pelosi, you have a year to redeem yourself. Right now, I see NOTHING from you and your party that tells me you are doing anything for us. The symbolism of a minimum wage hike is a naked event; it does not matter to anyone. While you take off to talk global warming, the biggest event has already occurred. Your party and you capitulated. You gave up. You surrendered.