The Jaws of Defeat (The Invisible Civil War Within the Democratic Party)

RealClearPolitics.com ^ | 01/07/2006 | Barry Casselman

[bkepley]

I do not doubt that Mr. Dean is sincere.

Sincere about what? That no democrats took Abramoff money for instance? I don't doubt he's dumb as a fence post.

[anoldafvet]

"The game trophies of this year's midterm elections and the 2008 presidential elections, both now appearing to favor the Democrats"

Maybe on the planet Zod, but here on earth the RATS are even less popular than the Republicans.

[Shocked2]

You must have seen the "Screamer" on Late Edition with Wolfe Blitzer yesterday. I think he even took Wolfe's breath away with his Abramoff analysis.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I don't doubt that Dean honestly believes that the MSM is going to cover his tracks.

I do believe that the MSM is ready to throw Dean under the bus as soon as Hillary says so. Hillary has to portray herself to the right of Dean and the minute the opportunity arises, (say August 2008) Dean is gone.

[mlc9852]

We can only hope.

[jdsteel]

The sides are shaping up; Kennedy/Dean/Pelosi on one side, Clinton and Liberman on the other.

[Christian4Bush]

bttt

[G.Mason]

"The sides are shaping up; Kennedy/Dean/Pelosi on one side, Clinton and Liberman on the other."

Even Republicans can't lose with that scenario.

[television is just wrong]

Mr. Dean is sincere about screaming his head off and making an a$$ of himself.

[TXBSAFH]

May it go 15 rounds with no decision.

[knews_hound]

FYI

Cheers,

knewshound

[devolve]

[LS]

Make it the Federalists. The Whigs were the forerunners to the Republicans, except they were afraid to address slavery. The Federalists became so hateful and so confined to elite anti-war New Englanders that they became irrelevant.

[A. Pole]

The main weakness of Democratic party is that it abandoned its base - the working class. Homosexuals willing to "marry", abortion fans, rabid secularists are not numerous enough to secure victory.

[johnny7]

I think he even took Wolfe's breath away with his Abramoff analysis.

Yeah... but even knowing the facts... 'Blitz never uttered a peep.

[sportutegrl]

What is so amusing about this is that the MSM is actually helping bring about the Dems defeat by only reporting on the rantings of the left wing of the Party. The Joe Lieberman type voice of reason can never get air time, with the end result is that the Democrat party seems even more radical and fringe than it is. Could Karl Rove be behind this? (Last line is sarcasm.)