And when the Republicans abandoned those whose plight they championed, the Northerncrats pulled them into their fold, while the Dixiecrats chose to join their Republican southern bretheren to form what is the current GOP.

Perhaps YOU should read a little more history yourself. Mine goes back to 1684, Charlestown, VA. How far does yours go back?

The democratic platform isn't "status quo," and if you'd actually read it, you'd know that. In fact, it's the most forward progressive platform in the party's history, but if you want to keep believing it's the "status quo," well, you deserve to not have anything change for you.

And no, the political machine, as you call it, stole nothing from him. He came - as an independent, might I remind you - onto a democratic platform. Do you honestly think the home-town team would root for the visitors? Are you truly that delusional?

And yes, with the exception of Obama, we are in trouble. That's why we're voting blue to get them out.