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Shame on Dem
By Zoë Williams
williamz@mscd.edu

We are only a month into 2007, yet the national elections of 2008 are already giving me a headache. Recently I read a report by the Federal Election Commission that said that 2008 will bring the most expensive election in the nation’s history.

While the money, excess, corporatism and party line squabbling is obnoxious, the aspect of 2008 truly twisting my britches is the Democratic Party. Sure, Republicans have a tendency of brash warmongering and heartless capitalism, but at least they are honest about it. The buzz around the Dems that emanates from the moderate right to the far left is one of true optimism for much-needed change.

I would rather undergo a full frontal lobotomy than put an inch of faith for my future into any rich, white and male political party. That may sound like a sucker punch from the far left, but it is time to be realistic.

From what I have gathered, U.S. foreign policy is a large source of concern for voters tempted by the Dems. One look at the voting records and public statements of these chumps should convince anyone to jump ship. The leading Democratic Party candidates for president in 2008 did nothing to stop the war or to withdraw troops from Iraq.

Mein Berliner, who died fighting the SS in Treblinka, said: “When the oppressors give me two choices, I always choose the third.” In a year and a half, this nation will be asked to choose between two parties of chuckleheads to decide who will provide the next four years of travesty, disappointment, disaster and scandal. We could spend the time between now and then examining the pitiful selection and bemoaning it, or we can create a third option.

Think of some of the problems that face Americans right now such as health care, hunger, housing and education. Instead of pouring hundreds of volunteer hours and dollars into candidates that never seem to get things right, why not give the resources to people who can? The Federal Election Commission said 2008 will be a billion-dollar election. Forget the Democrats. Let’s put the money into public health, scholarships, housing assistance and community feeding projects. They can have their election, but we can get something done.