By Means of Introduction...

Wow. My first blog post. Don't get me wrong—I'm not a blog virgin. I have a blog on MySpace. But I feel I need to kick it up a notch given the current political situation, so I've decided to join a real blog community and not hold back on my feelings.

I am a POD—Pissed Off Democrat. There are many things I'm pissed about, but mostly what gets me going is the war in Iraq. I'm against war in general, but this massacre in Iraq has just got to go. Senators Kerry and Feingold introduced a resolution today to call for the withdrawal of troops. Only 13 Senators, all Democrats, were brave enough to vote for it. I'll remember this come election time. But I digress.

So I am a POD, and I'm coming out of my political retirement to actively find, fund, and support the most progressive candidates I can for the mid-term elections in November 2006 and the presidential election in November 2008. I'm thoroughly convinced if this world is ever going to be a better place, we've got to get away from the Republican agenda. And that means replacing Republican office holders with progressives. And although I am a POD, I'm not necessarily talking Democrats. I don't care what party a candidate is as long as that candidate is pro-peace, pro-choice, pro-Bill of Rights, and fiscally responsible. And yes, Karl Rove, all those things can go together.

I'll be using "A Pretty Hand-Basket" as my political blog. And since politics is so wrapped up in religion these days, there'll be times I'll be talking about Jesus. I should warn potential readers that I'm not going to pull punches. The language will be rough sometimes, and the rhetoric will be cutting. But it's all the Truth as I see it. If people would follow what I fondly call The Donna Plan, I know the world would be a better place. And if you're listening while Karl reads this to you, George (because we all know you don't read), then you'd better sit down. And stay away from the pretzels because it's going to get bumpy.

I'm going to start by posting (or re-posting) some of my MySpace blogs. That way, readers will be able to get a feel for who I am and what I believe. If you like anything about my blog, feel free to leave a comment. If you don't like what you read, go read Ann Coulter. You're probably made for each other.

So I leave you, dear readers, with this warning: If liberals scare you or raise your blood pressure, stop right here. But if you're ready to rebel against our own King George, read on. I hope my words inspire you to be a part of the biggest revolution this side of 1776. I hope you will join me in the Take Back Our Country movement. We will educate, we will protest, and we will vote. And we will win and have peace at last.