Sometimes we just need to read a good piece of writing and one that can also give us hope. This article from a Cleveland paper is one of those.
http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/39/fives-a-crowd
If you get a chance, please read it. I hope it is fair, because not being from Cleveland, I have not a clue as to what to make of it except that it reads hopeful regarding Dennis' chances of winning the primary on March 4th and then the election for his seat. As you all know, this is vital to the voice we have come to depend on in order to get the word out about what this intelligent man sees as both the problems and the solutions.
I think a bit more money sent his way would be helpful. I think words of support also go a long way. In addition, I think it is fair to say that no matter how you feel now that Dennis is not there in the race trying to make the candidates talk about the real issues, you can see what happens when they don't. It has become a free for all where it is only about the personal attacks and the kind of corrosive baiting and jabbing at each other. That is because we have basically a Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum to choose from. They are so similar in terms of what they stand for that they have already wasted the rare opportunity to talk about therefore what it means to have a woman as president as opposed to a black man. Would that this discussion with all of its interesting historical and intellectual and psychological importance could really take place.
When will there be this opportunity again? And yet they blow it each time. They refuse to see themselves as needing to address the one thing that makes each of their campaigns unique.
In Dennis' case, what made his unique was that he was trying to re-introduce to the American public the importance and the content of the Constitution. Would that we had really listened to him.
But no regrets. We move forward.
Strength through Peace.
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