Pelosi and Reid Must Go

Just read this from Judith Shattuck, the Washington State Coordinator of the Progressive Democrats of America. Nice to be reminded there are many others that see what I see, think what I think and feel what I feel:

My note to Pelosi ….

Quoting: Pelosi: US must stand strongly with Israel Published: 12.28.08, 03:13 / Israel News …Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi issued a statement concerning the Israeli operation in Gaza in which she wrote that “When Israel is attacked, the United States must continue to stand strongly with its friend and democratic ally.” According to Pelosi, “Peace between Israelis and Palestinians cannot result from daily barrages of rocket and mortar fire from Hamas-controlled Gaza. Hamas and its supporters must understand that Gaza cannot and will not be allowed to be a sanctuary for attacks on Israel.” (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington) …

Ms. Pelosi,

All I can say is, your statement is appalling. Quite literally, upon reading this statement I (A.) lost my stomach, and (B.) cried. Get a CLUE. The world will not allow apartheid nor extermination to continue. America must ragain its moral leadership. Israel has found a way to rid itself of the Palestinian problem and is exercising the solution…extermination and removal. Israel has created it’s own Auschwitz in Gaza. You make me puke. I have never spoken so bluntly and sharply to an elected official, and fellow Democrat. I am known for my forbearance and my insistence upon respectful dialogue. But, your unbelievable nonsense is all I can take. You don’t deserve my deference or my respect. Mark my words, you and your ilk will be swept aside in short order. The people have spoken their desire for change. The world watched and celebrated in anticipation of change. If you (and the Obama administration) don’t heed the call for peace, justice, and moral, responsible leadership, it will be unfortunate.

Judith Shattuck

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Now how do we get rid of these elected leaders again when most of us blindly vote the party incumbent over the person?  We need a campaign system that levels the playing field and enables more candidates to challenge incumbents and win.  One of the ways this is done is by voluntarily (until Buckley v. Valeo is overturned) equalizing the funds available to all qualified candidates.  Sound familiar?

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