So many voices, so many choices.
Now that the Democrats have had time to settle in, having won control of both houses of the US Congress, we can assess their recent record and bask in all the successes they’ve made.
- They didn’t just go along with the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. A majority of them voted on principle to not define the US by war and oppression, but by close examination of facts and evidence even when it meant questioning the US President. And let’s be practical, who wants to be a party to war crimes? They haven’t altered this clear anti-war stance for years.
- Somehow the invasion of Iraq happened anyhow but the Democrats ended the occupation once they were put into office during the 2007 mid-term election. That’s why you won’t find any American troops, American mercenaries, or American corporations in Iraq today. The Democrats used the power of the congressional calendar (which the Democrats control) and setting conditions on how to spend money on the occupation in order to say “This far and no further!”.
- The Democrats kept impeachment alive and we’re all better off for it. We’d look like first-class dumbasses if we supported some party that said they wouldn’t consider holding people responsible for corruption on the order of “high crimes and misdemeanors”! The Democrats are keeping our heads where they belong: challenging the wars abroad so we don’t have to challenge each other at home.
