Gloria Ferris

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One result has been a rise in public cynicism and a retreat from political participation, which leaves government easy prey for the forces of private interest and concentrated wealth, which — in a vicious cycle — further erodes the trust that government needs to call its citizens to action.

 from this article in the New York Times may be the single reason that we should all vote on Tuesday.  We certainly need to reverse the trend of our government to cater to private interests and concentrated wealth and return it to the years of opportunity for all.

I began reading the NY Times article not knowing who the author was but relating to his constructive criticism of the Democratic Party and its lack of a coherent foreign policy platform.  Basically, I think that the Democratic Party  has faltered when it comes to having a coherent platform that  as a loyal everyday Democrat I can relate–a platform that I may not think goes far enough or maybe goes a bit too far, but one that I can overcome the nitpicking that all democrats do and climb on board.  I don’t think that I am alone with this corundrum.  I read other posts on other blogs calling for the same coherentness and coheviseness.

  We should listen to Peter Beinhart of the New Republic– how we should go back to ouir roots, find the tenets of a policy that spoke loudly and clearly to the American people and to the world, dust it off, and use it again.  I only hope that we will take the time to read, digest, and act.