Yes, Kucinich has excellent positions on the issues but in truth, no chance of being elected. Soooo, ask yourself who among the Democratic frontrunners continues to address these issues; who is most feared by the corporados and, no doubt because of that, is being sidelined by the corporate media? Then ask yourself which of the frontrunners has pledged to get our troops home from Iraqi the earliest; which candidate has consistently attacked the corporados; which candidate puts the climate crisis at the top of his list; which candidate is the most electable. Yes, that would be John Edwards; the same candidate progressives like Michael Moore; Norm Solomon; Thom Hartmann and Paul Krugman have been high-lighting.

Time is running out for choosing a candidate. Activists have to rise above the distractions, the soaring rhetoric that seems miles wide but only inches deep. Let’s get back to issues and the candidates’ records. After all, removing the Bush regime from Washington and restoring democracy in the U.S. is THE most important task

With all the attention focused on the potential for Hillary Clinton to be the first woman president in the U.S. or Barack Obama being the first African-American president, the critical issues of the endless illegal occupation of Iraq and the corporate takeover of the nation have been pretty much pushed off the page. If you consider yourself a liberal or a progressive you are doing yourself and your fellow activists a disservice if you’re not focusing on the life and death issues involved in the presidential primaries.

Think of all the time, energy and commitment thrown into rallies, marches, and educational activity around the illegal U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq; the issues of U.S. torture and detention; countering the countless crimes of the Bush regime. Recall all the economic and human rights issues representing the corporate infiltration of our government and economy. Ask yourself who among the Democratic frontrunners continues to address these issues; who is most feared by the corporados and, no doubt because of that, is being sidelined by the corporate media? Then ask yourself which of the frontrunners has pledged to get our troops home from Iraqi the earliest; which candidate has consistently attacked the corporados; which candidate puts the climate crisis at the top of his list; which candidate is the most electable. Yes, that would be John Edwards; the same candidate progressives like Michael Moore; Norm Solomon; Thom Hartmann and Paul Krugman have been high-lighting.

Time is running out for choosing a candidate. Activists have to rise above the distractions, the soaring rhetoric that seems miles wide but only inches deep. Let’s get back to issues and the candidates’ records. After all, removing the Bush regime from Washington and restoring democracy in the U.S. is THE most important task.