Well, musicmic, I've thought a lot about what you wrote and and there is no easy answer. Most of us who respond with flippant comments probably have deeply held beliefs, too many to enter in a quick response. And we won't all agree. I was mentally listing issues on which liberals will not agree. Having spent time working with platform and resolutions committees in state party conventions, I know how deeply felt many differing opinions can be.
I recognize the inordinate power the big corporations have in our government, how much more likely they are to be heard, than I am, but for the most part, I know that in a Democratic administration there is hope for a voice.
There is the matter of supreme court appointments. While I remember that Warren of the Warren court came out of a Republican administration, and David Souter who currently occupies a seat (and thank goodness he is there) was also a Republican appointment. So, too, were Scalia and Thomas. I would rather have John Kerry making the next appointments than George W. Bush.
I would never disagree though, that our public as a whole is sadly in need of education. Most don't understand anything about labor unions, public education, government regulations affecting health and safety, the separation of church and state, the right to free speech.
So when words fail me, I say vote for Kerry -- or anybody but Bush.
This is a folk music site. I was through a lifetime of listening to folk music, loving it, learning it, singing it, that I had to become a liberal, so for me at least, there is a strong tie between this political thread and folk music.