Perhaps Democrats should take a look at themselves

Members of a very popular so-called liberal Web forum are having fits over the fact the Green Party has the audacity to run candidates. The reason, of course, is that running candidates in a third party may split the vote and help Republicans.

What these irate people do not understand is that those of us who are Green do not see much difference between Democrats and Republicans. We do not share the values of the Democratic Party; therefore, why should we go out of our way to see that Democrats are elected? The Democratic Party, especially under the Clinton-established DLC, stands for coproratism, just like the Republican Party. Yes, there are theoretically differences between the two, but you wouldn't know it from the illegal war votes, support for the Patriot Act, meager support for feminism and gay rights, and less than meager support for environmental responsibility.

Some of these same people, by the way, long for a third party. There is a third party, but they are railing against it.