Rapaire, that is something that really bothers me. I am not a registered Democrat but most of the candidates/office holders/issues that I support these days are Democrat. So most of the mail that I get that is soliciting funds comes from the Democrats.

I WISH they would make it clear to everybody- ESPECIALLY themselves - that the reason they want to get the other party out of office and the Democrats into office is because Democrats believe in and support issues and causes that are essential for the country and the community.

*Sometimes* it is not clear. *Sometimes* it sounds like it is a simple issue of position, of prestige and power

Some years ago an acquaintance told me that Chicago, his hometown, was corrupt, that his brother had to pay $20,000 under the table to get onto the Chicago police force. He paused and I thought he was going to cite more corruption statistice. Instead he finished with "I don't have $20,000".

*Sometimes* that is how the Democrats sound to me.