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For The First Time In Our History, Ideology And Theology Hold A Monopoly Of Power In Washington.

Fate Handed Barack Obama The Best Of All Political Gifts - A Dyspeptic, Surly, Spiteful Opposition On The One Hand And Very Unpopular Financiers On The Other - And He Wouldn't Come Out Punching, Name Names, Or Go For The Jugular. It Was As If While Getting Mugged By Guys With Brass Knuckles, He Turned The Other Cheek. He Even Jeopardized His Pledge To Preserve Women's Rights Under Roe V. Wade In Order To Get A Health Care Bill Written By The Corporate Lapdog Max Baucus And The Gang Of Revolving Door Mercenaries He Hired To Write A Bill Friendly To Industry.

Unless You're Willing To Fight And Refight The Same Battles Until You Go Blue In The Face, Drive The People You Work With Nuts Going Over Every Detail To Make Certain You've Got It Right, And Then Take Hit After Unfair Hit Accusing You Of Bias, There's No Use Even Trying. You Have To Love It, And I Do. You Just Hope It Strikes A Spark Somewhere In The Critical Mass Of Public Opinion And Helps Some People To Resist Further The Seductions Of Political And Corporate Advertising.

Empty Your Knapsack Of All Adjectives, Adverbs And Clauses That Slo Your Stride And Weaken Your Pace. Travel Light. Remember The Most Memorable Sentences In The English Language Are Also The Shortest: "the King Is Dead" And "jesus Wept."

Democracy Only Works When We Claim It As Our Own.