The Democratic Party is not perfect.

[kentuck]

While Will Rogers once noted that he belonged to no organized political Party, that he was a Democrat, he understood that life is about choices and that the Democratic Party was superior to any other political Party in the United States.

While there are those that call themselves "Christians" and who preach about the evils of abortion and homosexuality, they do not see the full promise of our Constitution.

Many Democrats can disagree with many issues that their Party supports but they realize that the promise of equal rights and equal justice cannot be separated by a political Party label. They believe that women have equality with men. They believe that gay people have every right that any other American might enjoy. They do not believe in racism or the rights of kings.

They believe in creating a stronger middle class, with better lives for all Americans. Whether or not working people realize it, it is the Democratic Party that represents their interests, as they always have in our lifetimes.

Democrats do not see the major issues in our country as black or white. There are shades of gray that must be addressed if we are to advance as a nation. Unlike the other Party, we strive to not be reactionary in our politics. We may not always be successful, but at least, we try.

[Karadeniz]

1. Amen!!!

[Irish_Dem]

2. Your comments prove the Democratic Party is as perfect as humans can reasonably achieve.

I have been a dyed in the wool Democrat for 60 years, as was my Irish Catholic Bostonian father before me. At age 8, I was lit up by the Kennedy/Nixon campaign, and have been a poli sci geek since then.

In my view the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Constitution are sacred documents. The planet and the people on it are our most valuable resources. And the values you outline in your post.

My party reflects those views, and that in my mind a wonderful and perfect thing.
But please note that perfection is an ongoing process, not static. It is a work in progress. We reflect the zeitgeist but keep striving for the ideals set out in our American founding documents, sometimes with great debate. But we do move the planet forward, step by step.

If that is not human perfection, what is?