Norfolk Tea Party II quickie

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Busy Saturday! I went to the Norfolk Tea Party II rally this morning. Interesting cast of characters there, including some of the usual suspects. More on this later, as I need to get to the Marshall Newman Rally.

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  1. Dear Progressives Democrats:

    I am a follower of the late Lt. Governor Henry Howell. In our present election, I will have to say that I am for Jim Webb. He has the ability to lead and will make a very fine Senator for Virginia. I feel the Democratic Party makes to much out of his Republican past. A thinking person always makes decisions based upon the times.

    I am fifty years old and remember President Jimmy Carter quite well. President Carter is a good man; however, he was not presidential material. I had supported Carter in 1976; however, 1980 was different. As any good Democrat would, I supported Ted Kennedy for the Democratic nomination. As we remember, Senator Kennedy lost to President Carter. I could not support Carter again. The economy was bad and there were other issues that disturbed me. I had two other choices: liberal Republican John B. Anderson or Ronald Reagan, a former New Deal Democrat. I am not saying I did the right thing; I was only human and needed help. I was a young college graduate who was unemployed. The interest rates were high. No one was working. I am not saying I was right; however, I went for Ronald Reagan. Since that time, I have returned to the Democratic Party. Can we not accept Jim Webb for what he is: a true born again Democrat? Did we not accept former Vice-President Henry Wallace, a New Deal liberal Republican, with opened arms into our party when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President. Henry Wallace served as FDR’s Vice-President from 1941 to 1945. He was loved by labor unions. Can we not put Jim Webb’s Republican past behind him and accept him for who he is now? Can not the Democratic Party be the big tent for all people who wish to enter and become one of us? Can we not stay on the issues and not someone’s political past?

    Sincerely,

    Charles E. Miller
    Former Officer, Bank of America
    Chesapeake Democratic Party

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