Are the Democrats Growing a Set?

Alan Grayson, Democrat Congressman from Florida, is one of my new heroes. The Ed Show, on MSNBC has the video and a good discussion of the statement.

An apology was demanded from the Republicans. Grayson refused to apologize for his statements, but did apologize to the 42 thousand people who are dying every year for lack of medical treatment because of no or inadequate health insurance.

It's about time some Democrat grew a set and told it like it is. It's about time ANYONE in government tells the truth and doesn't apologize for it. Grayson has done that.

It has gotten to the point that a reasonable person can not believe a word anyone on the right can be believed on much of anything. The right has no constructive plan to fix anything. They have no vision. They have no constructive leadership. The Democrats have limited vision and little courage to do the right thing. The Greens have the vision and the intellect to accomplish great things for our people, but they have little power.

The Left has heart, humanity. It's not in our genome to be hateful. Much more gets done when reasonable and intelligent people discuss an issue with a goal of solving a problem. The Right has no heart, no humanity. They worry about money and power, who and how many can they bend to their will to the end of only increasing their money and power and to hell with the rest of us.

I'm glad Grayson said what he did...and has refused to apologize for it. It's a taste of the Right’s own medicine and has caused a number of people on both sides of the aisle to call for a more civil debate. Brilliant strategy from the Democrats: Give the R's that taste of their own medicine, showing them howling about it to the point it's obvious they can dish it out but they can't take it, and demonstrating that while the hatred knife can cut both ways, so can the loving velvet caress.

Now lets see if the Democrats can find their courage and forthrightness in other issues as well: Healthcare, Iraq/Afghanistan, economy, environment…relegalization of Marijuana, all issues that need to be positively addressed.