In as much as this author firmly believes that to elect a DEMOCRAT is STILL a superior choice to the "Alternative", the dem's leadership would seem to be letting the golden opportunities that the American Voter has afforded them to INFLUENCE "Corrective Changes" and began the long and difficult effort to RESTORE American Rights and Civil Liberties to it's loyal citizens SLIP AWAY INTO THE SUNSET!

SOMETHING has started to really start looking like "Things are VERY un-kosher in Dodge City": Are the Democrats still living in so much FEAR of the Neo-Cons as to choosing ONLY to "Fight the FIGHTS" that are ASSURED VICTORIES?

Ever since a new Congress got elected last November, we’ve been waiting for it to end the violations of the Constitution and lawless behavior of the Bush administration.

It would SEEM that instead of approaching the badly needed defense, protection, restoration of our freedoms from the on-slot of New-Conservative attack, they actually handed the Bush administration vast new powers to invade our privacy with no meaningful oversight from the courts or Congress.

Why did Congress cower to George Bush? Fear not of terrorists -- but of being labeled "soft on terrorism."

It’s EXTREMELY MISGUIDED "Long-term" STRATEGY to ONLY fight the fights that are GUARANTEED "Wins"!!! When our leaders behave like sheep, their constituents need to become PROACTIVE by letting them know it.

The DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP needs to realize (that is assuming that they AREN'T currently acting with the knowledge of fore-though and CAVE without as much as a whimper) that it is SOMETIMES smart to FORCE the other side to PUBLICLY CRUSH "Legislation", or even exercise VETO and thereby show the Voter (once again) that there IS a difference between the two major parties agendas!

It’s bad enough that our congressional leadersundefinedhave caved in to Bush fear-mongeringundefinedWARRANTLESS SPYING PROGRAMundefined