I have no idea of whether it will eventually help but that's what I've been telling the Democratic Party for several years. In fact, Terry McCauliffe himself called me one day. This was after I had written that I would not contribute another dollar until the DP found its own path. I said that I don't support the party on just the basis of getting into office, that I wanted them in office in order to revitalize the country, to go back to the ideals they and we have long supported. I have told them that we need to hear bold voices that will speak truth. I have written the same thing to Howard Dean; I still have hope for him.

It is as if the Democrats, as a party and individually, have lost their compass. They seem demoralized. They remind me of hunting dogs that are milling, dogs that have lost the trail.