Well, the progressives didn't fair too well under Bill Clinton, either, Kat. He was a Republican's Republican.

Look at it this way, if you must. There are more political parties in the country than just the Democrats and Republicans, which have become more like rival fraternities. Sure, they take positions but those positions have no consistency and tend to be more like debaters in that if one says the water is green, the other will naturally say its blue. Which brings us to the Green Party. The Green stake out positions that well the Repubocratic circle which are pro-labor, pro-environment, pro-peace, pro-human, pro-, pro-, pro-...

We are not just liberal Democrats. Though I once considered myself a Democrat, many Greens have never had anything to do with the Democratic Party and, if as you suggest that Greens are needed to defeat Bush, then the Democratic Party needs to come to the Green Party and make some deals. Not vice versa. A coilition might be formed but not by blaming Greens for Democratic failures... Pointing fingers is not going to get Bush out.

Sure, I would love to see Bush out. He's a crook, a cheat and a dangerous man. And I *may* actually work for Kerry (as a Green) and vote for Kerry (as a Green) but I am just one of millions of Greens in the country and do not speak for the rest.

But with that said, I'll reemphasize that it is up to John Kerry to make overtures and that may mean that he's going to have to say "Hey, I was dead wrong for voting for the War Resolution and as president I will push to have war amking powers restored to Congress." Or he might have to say "I was dead wrong with trade agreements because it not only hurts American workers but also exploits workers in other countries." I mean, there is a vast divide between the Democratic Party and the Green Party. If you want our support you're going to have to put some "taters on the table" 'cause finger pointing just ain't gonna cut it...

Bobert