Are We Politicians or Citizens?

The Progressive by Howard Zinn | Mar. 27, 2007 (Opinion)

Except for the rare few, like Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Lynn Woolsey, and John Lewis, our representatives are politicians, and will surrender their integrity, claiming to be "realistic."

We are not politicians, but citizens. We have no office to hold on to, only our consciences, which insist on telling the truth. That, history suggests, is the most realistic thing a citizen can do. Full Story »

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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

The author makes a well reasoned argument for the citizens in our country who believe we should have never gone into Iraq to stand firmly against political pressure to accept "what we can get". While the politicians in DC have to play the political game, we citizens don't, and history shows that we shouldn't. Excellent opinion piece regardless of one's view on the subject.