The Democrats were recently sending out a message that they were revising their platform to be more attractive to a wider spectrum of voters, but I haven't heard anything since then.

Given recent events, I know that the Democrats are for illegal aliens rights and terrorists rights, and they're against everything that the Republicans are for. Other than that, I haven't seen or heard anything that indicates change.

Can anyone tell me what the Democrats stand for?

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To donut, or not to donut, that is the question!

Dems stand for larger government, increased spending, redistribution of income, and losing federal and state elections. In that order. Their lunatics run their asylum.

You'll hear the Dem platform about six weeks before the election in November. Till then, it'll be the same-old-same-old: lots of Bush-bashing, complaints about the national debt and the borrow-and-spend thing, and very little in the way of additional political bluster. After all, when your opponent is already dying on the vine, it's kinda pointless to make the voters feel even more sorry for him.

Plus, if the Dems say too much people will see that in actuality there is no substantive difference between the two parties. Hence, there is no reason to change anything. If they lay low and let the GOP do its thing, they have a chance in November.

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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.

Give it a while. Then we'll be asking what the Pubs stand for other than opposing the Crats.

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That information is classified and to be given only on a need-to-know basis...

And I do not need to know.

Democrats do not speak with one voice. Some would call this the "circular shooting gallery"phenomenon. Some might call it lack of party "discipline". It might take more work to find out what a given representative thinks on a given subject but I prefer it to the Borg- like mentality of House Republicans.

Second, Democrats have been side-lined and marginalized by Republicans. They are practically powerless in Congress and do not receive the same level of media exposure. Therefore they can do little but express dismay at the level of exclusivity, hostility and partisanship.

I heard a speech by Hillary Clinton on the radio. Her priority appears to be a plan to make the U.S. substantially less petroleum dependent. It is a thoughtful and comprehensive plan. She was not eager to talk about Iraq but I believe she said that as soon as the Iraqi government is fully formed, they should plan to assume responsibility for security. I am sure you could find the web site for more information.

Others call it inmates running their asylum. You see "borglike" behavior, but whose side worked as a team and not a bunch of jackas$es? Didn't the Donks see Bob Schrum's track record on campaigns, and suspect he'd blow it for Kerry like so many others? Don't Donks learn from their mistakes? If not, why do they deserve to lead?

Especially when they refused to let Republicans into committee hearings, when Dems were in power. Nah, nothing partisan about that behavior, was there? Howsabout that scroat Leahy, using Cheney's daughter's sexual orientation to score a cheap point against the GOP. Feeeeeel that love and tolerance for the deviates, by our ever-so-openminded people like Leahy.

Dems marginalize themselves. They have a history of it in the last several federal elections. Or they make a travesty out of a family's grief, like Dems did with that conga line at the Wellstone funeral --- where Dems threw GOP officials right out of the place. Nah, no partisanship there, either, was there?

Where the hell is Boss Tweed when you need him?

Ahhhh, those were the good old days of the smoke-filled back rooms, and unholy corruption so mind-boggling that even a Teamster would gape at the grandeur and sordid venality. That Democratic machine, y'all --- that cesspool of vipers, pederasts, poltroons, and knaves.

Dems naysayers today ignore a good economy and record-low unemployment, while Demo-morons like John Murtha want to kill the soldiers in the field, just to prove we shouldn't fight a war. Wow. What military geniuses these politicians think they are, compared to the military (and our nation) they'd sacrifice to make a political point. That's our Dems, y'all. They sell anyone out, no charge, just to stay in practice.

More to the point, the lawful existing system doesn't give the Donks any real power. It's the way things are. If anyone doesn't like Winner Takes All, then go some place else --- and please take a six-pack of liberals with you. (I'll give you a list if you run out of gift ideas for your overseas pals.)

If it wasn't her last, your time was wasted. I know the oxygen used by her was.

The Democrat were very partisan. They were for big government, out of control spending, dumbing down the kids, tax and spenders. They were anti Christian, crooks and general scumbags. But as bad as they were they never let a foreign country invade us to the extent Mexico has. They were never successful like the Republicans, not for lack of trying, in destroying the middle class. They never were successful at sitting there passing laws and watched all the jobs fly out of this country.

Having said that it's clear that they have joined the republicans in everything the republicans have done recently. They are clearly co-conspirators in the traitorous activity that has been going on. They are different sides of the same coin. They no more deserve the vote of a true American than the republicans.

The only thing they could do if let the real conservatives, mostly from the South take over and get rid of the Northern communist morons. Barring that the last hope to save this country is the Libertarian party or another party that might come along.

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If they wait until six weeks out, then they deserve to lose since it will be too late to affect anything substantial. Actually, IMO they've already lost that battle since they're not coming out "for" anything. They're not inspiring anyone.

The Republicans aren't exactly floating high either, which is why the democrats don't deserve to win if they don't take advantage of a bad time for their opponent. IMO both parties aren't being responsive enough to their base. They'll learn the hard way though.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

the Repubs. certainly have identified the most pressing problems of our time: flag burners running amuck and the crisis in state's rights: oh, the horror, northern states allowing gay marriage!