Ivins: Keeping our eyes on the ball

[Mass]

A few words of wisdom from Molly Ivins.

Somehow, she points out to what bothers me, with all these media pundits saying that the Democrats have won. We have not won if people think we have won and stay home.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/03/ivins.election/

POSTED: 6:13 p.m. EST, November 3, 2006
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AUSTIN, Texas (CREATORS) -- I'm still worried sick. The R's have seized the news cycle! Which says more about how dim American politics are than anything I can think of.


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With pundits in Washington, who just a few weeks ago were claiming the Democrats would likely take the House by a razor-thin margin, now victoriously claiming they all along knew it would be a wipeout, I just feel that overconfidence juice starting to kick in.

"Maybe 20 seats, maybe 40 seats" ... yeah. People could think: "So that's settled. I don't even really have to vote." Folks, step up and make sure there's some control on this regime.

May I remind you what this election is about? Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, unprecedented presidential powers, unmatched incompetence, unparalleled corruption, unwarranted eavesdropping, Katrina, Enron, Halliburton, global warming, Cheney's secret energy task force, record oil company profits, $3 gasoline, FEMA, the Supreme Court, Diebold, Florida in 2000, Ohio in 2004, Terri Schiavo, stem cell research, golden parachutes, shrunken pensions, unavailable and expensive health care, habeas corpus, no weapons of mass destruction, sacrificed soldiers and Iraqi civilians, wasted billions, Taliban resurgence, expiration of the assault weapons ban, North Korea, Iran, intelligent design, swift boat hit squads, and on and on.
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[texpatriot2004]

1. Kick it for Molly nm

[Hand]

2. Molly Ivins on CNN's website!

There may yet be hope for them...

[Laelth]

3. Always love to hear from Molly.

Thanks for posting this.

:kick:

-Laelth