Because, You, the (1) Reader Demanded It

Whoever you are, wherever you are, please vote Democratic today. I shouldn't have to explain why. But here goes. Since the Reagan Administration, the Republican party and their policies (aided and abetted at times, it's true, by the Democrats) have been primarily responsible for the dismantling of the New Deal. Social spending has been slashed, tax rates (especially for the extremely wealthy) have plummeted, and wages for actual workers have been stagnant. With the rise of the George W. Bush administration and its aftereffects, however, the country teeters on the edge of complete collapse.

Financial collapse, endless wars, using the deficit as an excuse to evade our national responsibilities, abandoning the entire population outside of their wealthy donor-base and corporate clients - this is the not-so-secret agenda of the Republican Party and it can lead only one place in the end. And I for one don't want to live in the Third-World Superpower they have in store for us.

I wish I could say that voting Democratic will reverse all these trends. Unfortunately, that's too much to hope for. Obama is about the best we could really expect, but he's not really world-beating. Yes, he's pushed through a lot of stuff, but it's mostly watered-down half-measures. And on a lot of civil liberties/fundamental human rights issues, he's very nearly as bad as Bush. Still, voting Democratic is our only real option, until the revolution at least. Viva la revolucion!