but they haven't been articulated this week and there hasn't been a solid conversation yet about what foreign policy will look like under the next administration. there are plenty of people who don't know what the plan is yet, and the republicans are going to exploit that.

i wasn't talking about the protestors, who have a good idea of what they don't like. i was talking about those voters, who don't care about the protestors one bit. they care about what the dems haven't said yet. those that are watching at all.

and frankly, if you can't see why people would have a problem with militarism in an era where declaring war on terror, on crime, and on drugs has contributed directly to the suffering of so many of the real people the dems have been bringing to the stage this week, you don't get it.

you don't have to agree with anti-war demonstrators on the future, but they've earned more of a voice in the party. they were right about iraq. they were right about military surplus going to the police. they were right about wasteful spending to defense contractors in the first place. they're right about the ethics and optics of drone warfare. the obama administration confirmed they've been right for a long time about cuban and iran. and being unwilling to tolerate them is how you get to a point where guys like David Clarke are able to use Douglas MacArthur cosplay to become nationally relevant.