Every two years we see the public getting upset with the republicans. We see big trouble for the GOP. We all have high hopes for the up-coming elections. Then we see the attack machines cranked up by the republicans while the democrats stand by and watch. And then we see on election night that not only have we not made any gains but have actually moved backward.
Forgive me for being a skeptic here but I'm seeing the same things happening now. Republicans are attacking and democratic responses have been timid at best. Bush's approval ratings are on the rise, and it looks like the GOP will retain control of both houses.
Please God let me be wrong but I have this horrible gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach that republicans are going to come out of this election OK and the democrats will be on the outside looking in.
Republicans have control of all three branches of the government, have control of the media, and an unlimited amount of money. The democrats have nothing close to that.
I'm doing everything I can to help. I've given as much money as I can afford, I've given time, I've walked door to door, held signs, walked door to door some more. Regardless of what I do I can't shake this feeling of skepticism.
The one thing I think would give me hope is for one democrat in a position of power to bust the republicans square in the mouth so hard that it would buckle of knees of the GOP. So far all I've heard amounts to little more than whining.
I'll continue to do what I can but I'm tired and feeling burned out. Maybe it's time for me to take that long break I've been promising myself.
Can someone PLEASE give me reason to hope?