February 16, 2004
DNC/DLC &Bill
Since President Clinton is the nominal head of the Democratic Party, any dissatisfaction with its strategy or pronouncements in the 2004 Presidential primaries should probably be addressed to him at
http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/contact.html
OK, let's look at things from a slightly different perspective here. One of the things we democrats have learned through this process is that we were deceived by our "leaders." What if the same is true of the Republican rank and file? What if most republicans are really committed to the party line, that their leaders are in favor of "less" or "smaller" government, which they interpret to mean less interference in their everyday lives?
If so, then haven't we discovered that this is also a lie? That what the governing elite mean by "smaller" government actually refers to fewer people telling more people what they can and cannot do. That if this pattern were carried to its ultimate end, we would have government by one person--i.e. a dictatorship.
So, the question we should be asking of our republican friends is if they really want to hand control over their lives to the shrub or a handful of people like him. If not, then they should unite with their neighbors and make sure the power is returned to the people.
We've got to make our neighbors understand that there's a big difference between power and numbers. The greater the number of people involved in government, the less likely it is that a few will become all powerful.