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Re: What I find interesting (none / 0)

Heads in the game is my guess. I think our analysis is accurate. The question is whether the DLC power structure is listening. I attribute Frost's hysteria to desperation. He and Roemer are both sincere in their belief in which way the party needs to go, the grassroots just doesn't see it that way.
by Gary Boatwright on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 04:56:35 PM EST
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Re: What I find interesting (3.00 / 1)

What bothers me about Frost and Roemer is their indignation at being challenged by those of us in the Blogosphere. Both seem really unaware that politics as usual is over. They seem almost bitter about it. The DNC chair used to be a coronation and slam dunk by the Party elite.

That model worked so well for us.

Statements like that they seem to resent. They don't get it. We are in the minority in all three branches of government. The GOP owns the media and the courts. The don't see just how close to being out of power for the rest of my lifetime the Democratic party is.

They are concerned that common bloggers are sending out emails daring to hold them to account for their past actions and openly criticizing them. How dare we!

This is the attitude that's got to go. They may be good Democrats with good voting records, but the attitude will not work anymore. Politics has changed for good, and they can either accept that change or go the route of the dinosaurs.

Witty comment goes here...
by michael in chicago on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 05:58:47 PM EST
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Re: What I find interesting (none / 0)

They both have the DLC sense of entitlement, because after all they know best. I don't see that elitest sentiment in the three top runners, which is a hopeful sign. It's hard to read the tea leaves, because you have to assume that there's a whole lot of politicking going on in the back rooms; offers, counter-offers, probably threats and dire predictions of doom as well.

For some reason they think their sincerity and strongly held beliefs are more important than the sincerity and strongly held beliefs of the grassroots. It's time for the dismissive DLC to move to the rear and give the Democratic wing of the Democratic party a chance challenge Bush on principle instead of conciliation.

by Gary Boatwright on Sun Jan 30, 2005 at 01:41:19 AM EST
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