THE DLC...DAMN IT!

I'm not apologizing for the title; I'm too angry. Whenever I read articles like this one from the American Prospecthttp://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=9270, is it any wonder why I started this blog?

We have always known that the Democratic Leadership Council has been, for the most part, Republican wanna-bees, and even in that, these imbeciles failed to get it right. What I mean by that, is at least, their imitation of their Republican counterparts should have at least resulted in a gain of seats in the Legislature, and a hell of a lot more pull on Capitol Hill. Instead, we continue to be treated to watching them get b-slapped by the Republicans in the name of being "moderate" or "centrist".

When you continue to vote and take actions that are against the best interests of your constituents, in order to have a political office and a title, you have effectively forgotten why you chose to run for political office in the first place. And, for that very reason; forgetting about the people who elected you to office and their best interests, you need to go.

A career change is exactly what a member of the DLC needs. Perhaps, when you have to actually punch a time clock and work a 9-to-5, and then watch your benefits slashed and lack of health care places you in bankruptcy court when your relative got sick and the bills have to be paid, then perhaps you can better empathize with your constituents.

For the DLC to continue using the same tactics that have a known history of repeated failure - not to mention that as members of the Democratic Party, you continue to abuse the rest of true Democrats with the same drivel, expecting different results, is purely criminal and rather than being kicked out of office, DLC members may need to be threatened with jail time, just to know that the rest of us who are progressive, mean business about taking back our country.

Just a thought...



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so spitzer is now republican-lite?  am i comprehending this correctly?
The Kentucky Democrat
by kydem on Thu Mar 03, 2005 at 04:02:07 PM EST

The link isn't working (none / 0)

Is this Class Action Warfare the article you are talking about?
by Gary Boatwright on Thu Mar 03, 2005 at 06:16:29 PM EST

title of the article (none / 0)

i'm not sure i got the right article, when i clicked on the link. it was about tort reform. anyways, yes al from and the dlc crowd are definitely not the coolest people out there. i believe in having them, because having they can be useful for conventions, campaigning, and the whole lot. but, above all else, i firmly believe, we are the party of tolerance. so, they can stick around. but, often times they do border on gop-lite. btw, ky dem, i think bayh would make an awful president. remember his condi vote? he's too political.
by teenagelunatic on Thu Mar 03, 2005 at 06:29:20 PM EST

I just sent Biden an email (none / 0)

suggesting that he might be happier running for president in the Republican primary. Sorry Kentucy Dem, we might just have to purge Biden, Lieberman, Carper and the Nelson twins from the party. They are forming a small and pretty consistent bloc of votes for the Cowardly liar. I'm trying to cut the Joes and Bens some slack, but they are making it real difficult.
by Gary Boatwright on Thu Mar 03, 2005 at 06:38:10 PM EST

Re: I just sent Biden an email (none / 0)

I thinK the "k" Key on my Keyboard is sticKing. Sorry about the typo Kentucky Dem.
by Gary Boatwright on Thu Mar 03, 2005 at 06:39:48 PM EST
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Biden... (none / 0)

...just drives me nuts.  He was outstanding on MTP last Sunday, reducing Russert and Santorum to blubbering fools on Social Security, and then he does the full lay down on this hideous Bankruptcy bill.  Still, he's not quite in Lieberman's class on the revulsion scale...
by Steve in Sacto on Thu Mar 03, 2005 at 07:34:34 PM EST
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