Reply #11: It has really gotten ridiculous. We can't even debate the issues anymore.

[Tatiana]

We don't discuss the importance of mandates versus no mandates.

We talk about whether we should put a woman or an African-American in the WH.

We don't debate the Iraq withdrawal plans.

Instead, we're embroiled in misogyny versus racism.

We're in the middle of one of the most exciting democratic primary races ever, with two candidates that would be infinitely better than the Republican alternative. And instead of looking at the bright side of the extended race (the Republicans can't start an organized attack campaign because they still don't know who the nominee will be), some people are ANGRY that the campaign still goes on.

We've uncovered voting irregularities in NY and exposed the weakness in our primary process. We now know that we need to work on fixing these issues.

Two-thirds of the population are AGAINST this Iraq war. And we're still running scared of someone who said ON RECORD that he'd be cool with us being over "there" for 100 years. WTF?

We don't talk about bills the candidates have introduced, legislation the candidates have gotten passed, nothing substantive. It's just become one, big, ugly pissing contest.

I'm praying this is just part of the primary process and that once the nominee is decided, we can get back to focusing on the important things that matter.

Like health care.

Like our trade deficit and foreign countries buying up our nation at bargain rates.

Like civil rights for ALL, whether latino, black, female, or LGBT.

Like a rational immigration policy.

Like doing something about our dying manufacturing sector.

Like getting us the hell out of Iraq.

Like fixing the damn bridges and infrastructure.

Like bringing back the social security lock box.

Like becoming the United States of America again, instead of Red vs. Blue, east coast vs. west coast, north vs. south.

I guess that's asking for too much.