I confess, it was going to be a surprise but I guess I can talk about it now.See, a couple months ago, I was approached by someone who shall remain nameless. A high ranking party member contacted me with news I had been chosen to design a national flag for the democratic party. Something with a new symbol to replace the "stubbornness" of the donkey that had little basis in reality any longer.
So since that honor of my selection, I have been working diligently out in my garage almost daily trying to come up with the new design; a new logo that would accurately represent - and carry - the democratic party far into the 21st Century. Mostly I spent my days just staring at a blank piece of cotton bunting.
But it was yesterday with news of the latest war vote in congress giving Bush his funding to continue the illegal war in Iraq without conditions did it hit me: that after all these months of staring into a blank piece of white cloth, the flag was finished!
So it is with great pride that I unveil to all of America, the national Democratic Party's new symbol. While it looks great against an azure blue sky, it will also give the appearance of great democratic dignity that the party so richly deserves. At a wake. Draped over the party's coffin.
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Yesterday's vote in congress will assure you the funds needed to continue to fight for the incubating democracy in Iraq without fear of mission critical materiel interruptions.
For any of you now serving in Iraq with second thoughts about this war, please know the vast majority of America shares your concerns. But living in the world's greatest democracy means the majority of us don't always get what we want. That's because politics is the art of compromise.
The formulation of policy is a process of give and take. The minority party, the republicans, take, while the majority party, the democrats, give.
Yesterday's vote to continue the war you're fighting indefinitely may mean more early redeployments, extended tours for those already in Iraq, reactivation of guard and reserve units for another tour and continued stop losses, meaning a future of indefinite military voluntarism in service to a grateful nation.
But take comfort knowing, that as your representatives go on break, both parties consider yesterday's war funding vote a victory for you there, and for us here.
As republican house minority leader, John Boehner, R-Ohio, gloated afterwards, "Democrats have finally conceded defeat in their effort to include mandatory surrender dates in a funding bill for the troops, so forward progress has been made for the first time in this four-month process."
And House majority leader Nancy Pelosi also rejoiced, saying: "I think it's a giant step to begin the end of this war," which is, after all, what a majority of Americans elected the democrats to do.
So to all our fighting men and women, "Hang in there." War's end may not be in sight, but we're taking "giant steps" in that direction.
Rome wasn't built in a day any more than Iraq was destroyed in four (years). Let's continue the fight until the job's done, while we back here continue working toward getting you home. Some day...ah, maybe.
Note to American GI's fighting in Iraq:
Yesterday's vote in congress will assure you the funds needed to continue to fight for the incubating democracy in Iraq without fear of mission critical materiel interruptions.
For any of you now serving in Iraq with second thoughts about this war, please know the vast majority of America shares your concerns. But living in the world's greatest democracy means the majority of us don't always get what we want. That's because politics is the art of compromise.
The formulation of policy is a process of give and take. The minority party, the republicans, take, while the majority party, the democrats, give.
Yesterday's vote to continue the war you're fighting indefinitely may mean more early redeployments, extended tours for those already in Iraq, reactivation of guard and reserve units for another tour and continued stop losses, meaning a future of indefinite military voluntarism in service to a grateful nation.
But take comfort knowing, that as your representatives go on break, both parties consider yesterday's war funding vote a victory for you there, and for us here.
As republican house minority leader, John Boehner, R-Ohio, gloated afterwards, "Democrats have finally conceded defeat in their effort to include mandatory surrender dates in a funding bill for the troops, so forward progress has been made for the first time in this four-month process."
And House majority leader Nancy Pelosi also rejoiced, saying: "I think it's a giant step to begin the end of this war," which is, after all, what a majority of Americans elected the democrats to do.
So to all our fighting men and women, "Hang in there." War's end may not be in sight, but we're taking "giant steps" in that direction.
Rome wasn't built in a day any more than Iraq was destroyed in four (years). Let's continue the fight until the job's done, while we back here continue working toward getting you home. Some day...ah, maybe.
3 comments:
Inspiration from a blank piece of cloth -- yup, that about sums up this dem "truce" (seems more like a ruse to me, like they've surrendered to the monkey). Your note to GI's was very touching. How much longer can they hold on, us too for that matter. ~~ D.K.
I like it. It looks really clean.
Hey, thanks guys. I was a little timid posting this, but the response (as illustrated herein) has been so overwhelmingly positive. Thanks!
NOTE: I originally was going to entitle this piece, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to," but thought better of it, i.e., people might mistake me for a democrat! EEEWWWWW!
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