Please see the following articles and ask yourself... as democrats... what do we do?  We have a leadership vacuum and I am not seeing a way out...

When I feel frozen with incredulity at these developments (see below), appalled at the brazen and ruthless pursuit of GOP power, and sick at the loss of liberty for our country, ourselves and our children, I stave off feeling helpless and ask myself, what can we do? 

Spying on Citizens

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0323-32.htm

Court Upholds keeping DNA database

http://news.lp.findlaw.com/ap/o/632/03-23-2005/62fa000b4402f128.html

Genetically Modified Food

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=7&u=/ap/20050323/ap_on_he_me/fit_genetic_foods

Then I wonder ... where is the Democratic leadership?  If they cannot get the media to cover them, why aren't they blogging and moblizing the grassroots, rather than writing vapid content-free form letters to the membership on their official sites, with little or no direction or call to action. They should reach out daily and court the membership to make up for the lack of daily contact that the conservatives get through broadcast and radio news and religious talk shows. People cruise blogs because they are seeking out the groups who share their concerns.... but it has to go beyond sharing... what do we do??

George Bush dubiously won the 2004 election, but he has not stopped campaigning.  He is going around the country doing issue campaigning.  2006 is gonna be here in a few months and hit the DNC like a ton of bricks.  I do not see the major DNC figures on the campaign trail doing issue campaigning on issues of major concern to everyone ... like privacy and food supply, to ensure that our party is not powerless to legislate after the mid-term elections.

I got a phone call today from Friends of Kerry asking for my support of the Kids First Bill and for a donation to Friends of Kerry (I will avoid acronyms here)... I asked what happened to the $15M he had left over from the Presidential Campaign, and they said he had used it all on this initiative. I pledged ten bucks so they would send me a packet so I could consider sending more if it all jibes.

Even so, this is being played as Kerry's bid to remain in the spotlight for 2008.... what about all the issues to discuss and Democrats that need to mobilize by 2006. At the rate the Democrats are losing every round, I fear we will never regain the lost ground if these conservative projects to create an oligarchy and powerless underclass are not nipped in the bud.

Because this site attracts so many hits.... would it be a good test bed to invite a different democratic leader every week to preach a message or make a call to action or advertise the schedule for campaign speeches ... have it as a special forum section?

I just don't know what we can do collectively besides give $$ to the DNC... and clearly that is not enough. That is not why we lost in 2004 and we are not getting direction on what to do to win..... Dean does not have the luxury of a honeymoon period.... we have to get down to business right away....