The disarray, so evident among Democrats in these first weeks of the Bush presidency, is the result of their not knowing where they are or who they are. While George W. Bush advances his own agenda and pushes his outreach to the opposition, the Democrats are struggling to find their footing."

"Facing the threat of legislation that could place stringent new curbs on political fund-raising, the two major political parties and members of Congress are rushing to raise as much money as they can during the first part of the year."

Well, we got screwed. Screwed? While the pink-oxford-cloth-button-down-shirt-and-chino-slacks crowd over at the Capitol South subway station starts each day by reciting the name of each and every Republican Supreme Court Justice, we start each day here at Your DNC with the "Elevator Cheer" we all used to great advantage at high school basketball games.

But we are not giving up the fight. Even as you read this, there are dedicated accountants holding ballots up to the light in county courthouses all over Florida to prove - once and for all - that President Bill Clinton's Vice President won the election.

We feel certain that, when the counting is completed - which is all Jesse Jackson ever asked for - you will join us in seeing that President Bill Clinton's successor serves only one term.

We will not repeat the mistakes which were made in this previous election: Forgetting what President Bill Clinton has meant to us all.

-- We will be marching to the drumbeat of President Bill Clinton's surging economy (which his successor has destroyed in less than 21 days);

-- We will be singing in praise of Bill Clinton's peace policies (which his successor has wrecked in just over two weeks);

-- We will be giving testimony to the glories of welfare reform, increased spending on education, and environmental gains all done by the man many historians are already proclaiming one of the top two Presidents in the 20th Century, President Bill Clinton.

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To help us meet our goals we are asking you to reach deeply into your pockets and "Do a Denise" on behalf of the future of the Democratic Party.

Please send $100, $50, $25 or even $10 to help keep Florida alive.

If you have a close friend or relative in prison (or in exile), please enclose $1,000,000; $750,000 or even $450,000 to elect a Democratic President in 2004. If you do, you will become a member of our new "Parker Bros. Club" and will receive, by Federal Marshal, an official, embossed, Get Out of Jail Free card signed by, Bill Clinton using his famous "Pardon Pen."

Sincerely,
Terry & James