The State of The Left

So of course many of us are blog-jumping and newsmongering today, listening to prezpreachers, peers, and pundits. Trying to figure out why we care. I don't need to hear what a sampling of talking heads think to have my opinions- but its nice to know how things were 'received' in the valley of political animals. Anyone have a particularly interesting link to throw the Noose community?(continued)


I began the day thinking Kaine's speech was better than I expected, and my opinion hasn't changed despite the fact that just about everyone seems to disagree. The speech had some new language, some new direction than what we are used to from Democrats. While admittedly goofy, Kaine managed to cover a lot of ground in a short window of time. Am I suggesting that we beheld perfection? Certainly not! But what are we 'on the left' willing to concede? Is there something to this idea that we are obsessed with negativity and defeatism? Are we pathologically critical to the point of dysfunction? Can we ever see success in even a half assed overture? Where are we 'on the left' with our expectations?
Now I am a rabid third party chick myself. I don't think either of them go far enough, and find that many of the 'liberals' I know describe their priorities as point by point in line with the greens, perhaps unknowingly.. But the greens are a bit confused as of late and I certainly don't blame anyone for being Democrats by default in this broken system. I've worked for a few Democrats, and I've respected them. My loyalty is fluid, and responsive to where I see the parties going. No blanket endorsements, no habitual voting. I do think we on the left must hold their feet to the fire a bit more on issues because we are losing ground. That their talking points even get attention ought to incite riotry! We face an ongoing agenda of hate and consumaculture, and we need to offer up something reasonable. So... hash this bitch out.
Who might have been a better choice? Some have put forth some fine hindsight candidates. But let's remember that each are frought with baggage of their own. Hillary? (snort) Gore? Obama? Who?
I thought about the frequent criticisms we frequently hear about the 'left' and the ways that the speech spoke to those issues. Tax and spend, bloated budgets? Certainly points were made that cronyism and deficit spending do not amount to sound policy. Inefficiency? I think he at least tried to speak to that, albeit clumsily. Where did he go wrong with you? The "faith" thing, the eyebrows?