Amos...I know better than anyone that there are convictions on the left.
We just have nobody with the balls to articulate them; and that's because these convictions are unpopular with middle America ...and middle UK. Representatives of the "left" in America and Britain are more interested in carving out a career for themselves inside the present economic system, than providing real change for our people.

I have already said that I disagree with Mrs Palin's statements...That is beside the point, millions in America are attracted to the lady's conviction and personna; and if you can't see that, then YOU are the one with your head up your arse my friend!

I also find the quips about the lady's educational standard a bit rich, coming from an electorate who habitually give power to presidents who seem to have no grasp of geography, language, or numbers, but have skills in seducing idiotic subordinates. We on the left need someone to articulate our beliefs in the same way that Mrs Palin does for the right....she actually believes the message, as do Teribus, Doug, BB, pdq.

Our team is composed of people who don't want to upset anyone, keep the status quo, keep a foot in both camps, wait for change to evolve through the electoral process............Well it ain't gonna happen any time soon. You whine that some candidates are too left wing (like Mr Kuninich), "they can never carry middle America".......No fuckin' wonder with folks like the mudcat "liberals" on our side.
People who can't wait to get the knife in!

Its about time we started to believe in what WE say and start transmitting that belief to the unbelievers .........Ake