Dailykos had a poll over the weekend asking whether "kossacks" support the dem plan to exit the war by 2008. A solid majority supported the dems. So much for kos.
It will take progressives left of kos, left of moveon.org to make this happen. Fortunately, there's a strong progressive caucus that the Dems need support from to pass their bill. We need to support them and work on all the rest of the Dems to block the funding of the war. That's the only way this war will be stopped.
Another thought. The march this weekend was a peace march-- not even billed as an anti-war march. My experience with the peace movement is that is old-- most of the people over 65, many over 70 or 80. No problem with that, except, it is a bit sedimentized, petrified, including the hierarchy, which seems to be led by national level Quaker leaders who are very willing to compromise one what they think is viable.
The only way we are going to get the troops out of Iraq is to convince the people from 25 to 65. The younger people are already there.
It will take progressives left of kos, left of moveon.org to make this happen. Fortunately, there's a strong progressive caucus that the Dems need support from to pass their bill. We need to support them and work on all the rest of the Dems to block the funding of the war. That's the only way this war will be stopped.
Another thought. The march this weekend was a peace march-- not even billed as an anti-war march. My experience with the peace movement is that is old-- most of the people over 65, many over 70 or 80. No problem with that, except, it is a bit sedimentized, petrified, including the hierarchy, which seems to be led by national level Quaker leaders who are very willing to compromise one what they think is viable.
The only way we are going to get the troops out of Iraq is to convince the people from 25 to 65. The younger people are already there.
This may seem to be tough on the march organizer. I've already said the organizing part was well done. The dems did a decent job of working the opportunity a Bush popularity meltdown offered them in the November elections. But now, the Dem leadership is failing. I chose to wait, to see if they'd get their footing when they started, in charge of the house and senate in January. But the longer I wait, the worse they look. We need leaders who think fast, make smart decisions and act tough when necessary
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