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Sad but tru....Indiana's house was one of only fou...

2006-03-15T12:20:00.000-05:00

Sad but tru....Indiana's house was one of only four chambers to switch from Democratic to Republican in last election.... Democrats picked up something like 10, 11 chambers... including both chambers each in Montana and Colorado... we got stuck with Bosma... lucky us :-p ...thank god for Jeffers.... at least he's not a drunk ...........

My apologies for some typos in my previous message...

2006-03-06T09:47:00.000-05:00

My apologies for some typos in my previous message--I type radidly when I'm angry about having to take the time to respond to ignorance.

The above previous comment regarding Troy Liggett,...

2006-03-06T09:44:00.000-05:00

The above previous comment regarding Troy Liggett, which cites Mr. Liggett as THE reason for the Democrats' failure last election, reminds me of the racist rhetoric of the 1960s, which was motivated by a hatred of emerging groups and by a fear of true political equality. Only now, in this previous commenter's mind, it's a hatred of the emerging power of the gay community in the US.

This kind of thinking, the kind that feeds on hate and ignorance, that can only be responded to with its antithesis: we need wisdom, clarity of vision, and a committeed consideration of the evidence that can explain why the Democrats were under fire last election. What we don't need is a homophobic, gay-bashing, commenter like the one previous to mine who cites the most ridiculous, in fact ludicrous reason why the Democrats lost the majority.

The type of mindset evident in this response about Troy Liggett is no doubt typical of misguided and unworldly (i.e., ignorant) people who think that politics is about finding one random, unrelated reason for a political party's failure. I'm sure that Hoosier voters--the ones who can think for themselves and pay attention to politics in general--would find this comment about Troy Liggett incredibly offensive and, unfortunately, terrifying--not to mention, as I've already have--ignorant and unsubstantiated (which is what terrifies me). My advice to the the previous commenter--if you can't post a comment with your name, you have no honor and no true backbone: perhaps this is why a political party dies...not enough of its members share these qualities of integrity and citizenship of standing behind one's comments with anonymity.

With confidence in my words and ideas,
L.C. LIGGETT, M.A.,
ENGLISH DEPT IUB, 4th year PHD

And that is the problem with the Democrat Party......

2006-02-09T22:06:00.000-05:00

And that is the problem with the Democrat Party... they don't like challengers... which is dumb. I live in State Rep Larry Buell's district and the supposed big tent doesn't stretch to anyone that isn't already an established candidate... which essentially drains any new blood from the party.

I'll support both, but I'll vote for Julia.