I was on a thread last night where the OP was complaining about the fact that the Dems seem to be wimps about a lot of issues that are important to thier base.

A number of posters took him to task about this, some with the fanatic ferver of partisons defending their team, some attacking the prognostication abilities of the OP.

One reply got me thinking, because it's a point of view that I've seen repeatedly voiced; The theory that, hidden from view, that unknown to the world at large, that behind the scenes, the Democratic Party leaders are actually conspirering to do what their base wants them to, and if we just have faith, that they will deliver. The light is at the end of the tunnel, the check, though still a secret, is in the mail so to speak.

I have to wonder about this. This a theory that gets put out their by variuos people all the time. Secretly, we are told, the Dems are setting up conditions for the impeachment of bush/chaney so that when the time is right, they will strike and viola; Our national nightmare will come to an end via these secret mechanizations of the party.

We've heard the same thing over and over about ending the war, that behind the scenes, great plans are afoot that ultimatley, if we are just patient enough, and faithful enough, that through these unknown yet certain efforts, that everything will work out in the end.

It's the same with many issues. If we just hang on tight,we are told, our Dems are going to save the day, even if we don't know it now, we need to have faith now.

And I've about reached the point where I'm calling baloney. People can and will cling to this conspiracy theory of politics, but ultimatlly what you see is what you get. There ain't some great OZ behind the curtain, there's just a person working the levers making sure they get re-elected first formost, and forever. If that means bending over when some corporate CEO says to, then that's the deal. If that means talking tough on Gonzalez then going on a month vacation to shore up support back in the district, then that's all there is folks.

It's time to grow up people. It's time to put down the fairy tale books. It's time to face reality. There ain't no secret plan now, and there never was. And there isn't going to be. The conspiracy is right out in the open. See they don't need to hide it, because we cover it up for them by refusing to see it.