Let Repugs be Repugs and Dems be Dems, and let the Tea Party teabag itself to oblivion. It's time to create something we can believe in--I suggest a new coalition, a populist WE PARTY: a party for those of us who want the changes we voted for, who want to end the wars, who believe in a more equal and fair society.
Stop obsessing over the Tea Party and see if we can apply what they are doing right organizationally and strategically.
We need a party we can call our own, an organized caucus and movement to pressure the DINOS and The White House. (And we could use a TV network supportive of our aspirations too.)
Today the Right is just aping the 60s activist tradition. We are better at it if we can free ourselves from our illusions and avoid the sectarianism and correct-lineism that has led so many left parties to self-destruct in the past.
Our country is sinking. We need a big idea and it's not so hard to visualize the WE PARTY. Only we can free our minds and ourselves.
News Dissector Danny Schechter edits Mediachannel.org. His new film and book, "Plunder: The Crime of Our Time,' treats the financial crisis as a crime story.
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