The Congress is dominated by Republicans. The Supreme Court will be losing probably three Justices in the next year or so, and Bush has already promised to replace them with conservatives.

We have lost our system of checks and balances. We have, I think, lost our Republic.

I wonder when we'll lose free speech?

I talked with my sister this morning, and she was near tears. She said: "What's the solution? Concede the morality issue? Let the right have its way on abortion, stem cells, and gay marriage so they no longer have any issues to mobilize their base with? Thinking people are in the minority in this country--what choice do we have? Most voters are too
busy watching the Scott Peterson trial on Fox News to actually become informed, so how does the Democratic Party tack to the right or undermine the right's base?

"I am heartsick this morning."