TAKE A LEFT!

[Mythsaje]

Don't panic.

Yes, I know there's a detour sign up ahead, but it's a fake. It was put there by a band of criminals who are trying to rob the armored car marked "U.S. Treasury." They set up the same detour back in '04, and, when the truck went right instead of left, they were waiting to ambush it and steal everything in the truck.

I know they're telling you there are "Godless Communists" lurking to the left, but they're just scarecrows set up to frighten you. The REAL "Godless Communists" are so ineffectual that they're little more than a running joke anymore.

What's REALLY around the bend if you take a left turn? Well, let's see.

-A way out of an unpopular war. Rather than appointing ideologues that base their decisions on what they'd LIKE to be true, the Democratic Party will listen to people with real world experience in dealing with actual warfare.

-Affordable Healthcare for all. Americans have admitted they'd like to be able to get medical care without going deep in debt in the process.

-A budget that makes sense. Yes, rather than spending billions of dollars we don't have, the Democratic Party will put a cap on spending and return some fiscal sanity to the government by cutting back on corporate welfare and making sure everyone pays their fair share.

-A TRUE coalition of the willing. With the Democratic Party in control, we'll be able to actually make and keep valuable connections to other countries to help track down, capture, and prosecute terrorists.

-Sound environmental policies. Instead of granting big corporations more power to poison us and our children, the Democratic Party will work to ensure that the water we drink and the air we breathe is clean and safe for everyone.

-Clean, renewable energy. The Democratic Party will create a new "Apollo Project" to seek new sources of energy to release us from bondage to the Oil Cartels and the profiteering of the oil companies.

-Self respect. America will finally be able to stand proud and say "we did away with rendition, torture, illegal wars of aggression and held the people responsible accountable."

-Privacy. The Democratic Party believes that the Constitution should be respected, and the 4th Amendment shouldn't be ignored on a whim.

If all of this sounds good to you, please ignore the detour signs and take a left in November.

If you truly want what's best for America and Americans, it's the best turn you could make.

[Coexist]

1. .

:applause:

[classof56]

2. You nailed it! Let's get the word out there.

A left turn that leads to hope. Yes!

Blessings.

[Trevelyan]

3. Great!! Will use it to the FReepers on AOL messageboard.

[Mythsaje]

4. I'd recommend "Dear Average Republican" first, personally...

Dear Average Republican,

There is NO "liberal agenda" but the shared interest of liberals who want to see things get better for everyone. You, your parents, and the guy who bags groceries down at the corner market. Liberals want to see you with enough money to buy groceries, pay off your house, and put at least one fuel-efficient vehicle in your garage.

It's not an agenda. It's people hoping for the best for other people.

It's about hoping that your Uncle John, who's been farming the same plot of land for the last 40 years, doesn't lose his farm because he falls off his tractor and breaks his leg and can't pay his doctor bill. It's about hoping that you have some options when your town's biggest employer goes belly-up because it can't compete with that textile factory in China.

It's about making sure you get paid enough that you don't have to take two or three jobs just to make ends meet. So you can spend more time with your family...so you can play catch with your kids, or take them fishing on weekends, or take them to the local swimming hole or municipal pool to teach them how to swim.

It's not an agenda to want the best for people. It's just humanity. It's about being a good neighbor, even if that neighbor lives half a country away.

Ask a liberal what empathy is...it's about understanding where someone else is coming from. And most of us try very hard, even if we don't agree.

Being a liberal isn't about making fun of God, or your beliefs about him. Most liberals take the Sermon on the Mount to heart. They try to live the teachings of Jesus, even if some aren't sure he's really the Son of God. Thomas Jefferson called him the World's Greatest Moral Philosopher. You'll find very few liberals who'd disagree with that.

It's because of liberals that your ten year olds get to go to school rather than being forced to work in factories for spare change. It's because of liberals that you can trust your workplace to be safe and free of unexpected dangers. It is because of liberals that, should you be injured at work, you can expect fair medical treatment and compensation for your lost work, and have money coming in if you’re laid off. It’s also because of liberals that you have reasonably clean water to drink and bathe in, and that the local swimming hole isn’t completely polluted.

That's what we do. We try to look out for everybody. Even the people who hate us. We don't have an agenda. We don't take marching orders from anyone. We do what we do because we believe in people. We believe in you.

All we ask is that you begin to believe in us.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. One Of The Highest Quality Threads I've Seen In A While.

Thank you very much for that. I have gladly given it a recommendation.

[Kingshakabobo]

6. K&R n/t

[jimshoes]

7. Kick

for your well thought out post Mythsaje. Very positive.

[hang a left]

8. I like to say

hang a left ;)

[Mythsaje]

10. I thought about that, actually...

but then thought about the implications of "hang." :D

[Patsy Stone]

9. A very wonderful post

K&R!

Thanks, mythsaje.

[Mythsaje]

11. Thanks!

Just doing my part to accentuate the positive... :)

[Patsy Stone]

12. Excellent.

Go see your other thread, too. I've offered some hints. :)

[liberaltrucker]

13. Right on!

Sorry about the cliche:toast:

[Mythsaje]

14. Cliches exist for a reason...

Besides, I grew up in a house where that one was all too common. :)

[karmaqueen]

15. This is so good!

Your post makes so many good points, this is what people want to hear. I think it is so stupid to pander to the right, we will never win them over anyway. Why can't our side see that we can get the people who do not usually vote excited about the points you make. Great post, Thanks!

:yourock:

[Mythsaje]

16. Glad you liked it!

And welcome to DU!

[karmaqueen]

17. Thanks!

I lurk all the time, I love this place!

[EFerrari]

18. Leave it to Big Business to dis the Party of the people

Take a left, indeed.

:toast:

[NMMNG]

19. Well said!

:applause: