As it turns out, Howard Dean is not the best choice to lead the Democratic National Committee. If the party is looking for a new spokesman, there is a better choice--David Spade (with apologies to his Capital One ad): Social Security reform? No. Clear some judges? No way, Jose. Find some agreement on national security? Nyet. Sure, the Democrats are struggling to find their voice, pick their leaders, and agree on a legislative strategy. It's hard work. But it's also too bad they're allowing themselves to look like a bunch of minority naysayers--defined more by old tactics than new ideas. Sad to say, the Democrats are becoming the party of no. The rationale is inevitably tactical: Democrats are the opposition. They do not control any branch of government. So why not sit back and watch the president take on a sacrosanct program--such as Social Security--and fight with his own Republicans? And since the president hasn't yet offered his own reform blueprint, why should the Democrats? "Right now, the president asked us to give him time to have a plan," says Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who runs the Democratic House campaign committee. He is happy to oblige. [more]
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- "Reality Based" Party Reacting to Reality Created by the GOP. The
American political landscape can be compared to a big ass dinner. And
at this dinner the Republicans have not only set the table but they've also created
the meal, the utencils, the menu and they employ the wait staff. The
Democrats are the guests who eat the food and then analyze and critique
the dinner - saying they don't like this or that. They do little else.
The Democrats then wait for the next meal to come. And so on -BW