STATE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: MELTDOWN (Nasty feud between Howard Dean and Harry Reid )

Yahoo News ^ | 2/1/06

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State of the Democratic Party: Meltdown

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 1, 2006 -- Despite President Bush's weak poll numbers heading into yesterday's State of the Union address and the recent indictment of a high-profile Republican lobbyist, new information suggests that it's the Democratic party and not the GOP that is in political disarray. This according to Katharine DeBrecht, the outspoken author of the 2005 hit children's book "Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed" (Kids Ahead; hardcover: $15.95; ISBN 0976726904).

Going into the mid-term elections with a two-term president of the opposite party should be a golden opportunity for Democrats, notes DeBrecht, but instead there are signs of strife as attempts by liberal senators to stop the Alito nomination fell flat while the party's congressional leadership seems destined to clash with its national chairman.

"To make matters even worse, the Democratic National Committee is nearly broke," says DeBrecht, "while the Republicans have millions in the bank. When Howard Dean won the chairmanship everyone thought he'd be able to raise truck loads of money from his online supporters and the MoveOn.org crowd, but instead he's facing a rebellion from Democrats in Congress who are worried about his mismanagement."

Dean seems unlikely to take the rebellion lying down, though. Reports have surfaced that the former Vermont governor has prepared a Nixonian response by digging up dirt on Harry Reid, the Democrat's leader in the Senate. One DNC source is quoted in media reports as ominously saying that Dean's secret evidence on dealings by the Senator from Nevada makes "Jack Abramoff's lobbying work look like that of a rank amateur."

Since lobbyist Abramoff recently pleaded guilty in a high profile influence-peddling case, says DeBrecht, this posturing from one of Dean's DNC staffers suggests that Dean thinks he is in possession of extremely damaging information on the Senate minority leader. Whether Dean will disclose that information to the press or hang onto it in order to avoid an attack by the party's Congressional leadership remains unclear.

Last fall liberals including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Fox host Alan Colmes, and MSNBC pundit Ron Reagan all vocally criticized DeBrecht's book for teaching politics to children and portraying Clinton and Ted Kennedy as cartoon villains. Clinton's spokesman twice criticized the book in published reports, while liberal blogger Andrew Sullivan called it Maoist and the Democratic Underground named DeBrecht to their "Top 10 Conservative Idiots" list. Liberal condemnations notwithstanding, the book soared to #1 on Barnes & Noble's online bestseller list following praise from Rush Limbaugh.

DeBrecht chuckles over the lack of similar cohesion among Democrats today: "Fortunately for the liberals, I have a new book -- 'Help! Mom! Hollywood's in My Hamper' -- coming out this March. It depicts Hollywood stars telling children that liberals like Hillary need to run their lives for them. Maybe that will help the Democrats find a common issue they can finally rally around."

About Kids Ahead: Kids Ahead is an imprint of Los Angeles-based World Ahead Publishing, the West Coast's premier publisher of conservative and libertarian books. Visit http://www.worldahead.com to learn more.

Contact Information: To interview author Katharine DeBrecht, contact Special Guests at http://specialguests.com or by calling (630) 848-0750.

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[MillerCreek]

And, given what I just wrote (previous, #78), do you not see how easy it is for misleaders to mislead? By mere fact that trusted and valuable nomenclature is used ("I hold a medical degree" can mean a whole lot of different things of various competencies and a wise person will pursue through to some exactitude there if interested in associating to any academic degree with whoever claims to be whatever). And, in issues as substantial as the Catholic Church and Christianity, it's useful to some to first appear as peer (Name Here, a 'Catholic political writer') inorder to then mislead by what they reason, what their knowledge level and moral perspective is. People are misled this way, if "face value" acceptance is extended.

On a lesser level of import but still important is the same process as to being "a conservative." All many have to do is SAY they are "conservative" but if and when the issues promoted and affiliated with (the "fruits" of their labor) are agendas and issues that define liberalism, the person is a liberal. They may DECLARE as "conservative," but the responsibility is on the reader in these cases of journalism/media to discern who is who and what is what. As I also explained in previous.

[ken5050]

You're correct, but Pelosi is all about staying as Dem leader. If as expected, the Dem lose seats thi fall..look for Hoyer to challenge her..

[poncho67]

Man, this is the best news I've heard in a long time. The Dims are actually IMPLODING! YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP!!

"Reports have surfaced that the former Vermont governor has prepared a Nixonian response by digging up dirt on Harry Reid, the Democrat's leader in the Senate. One DNC source is quoted in media reports as ominously saying that Dean's secret evidence on dealings by the Senator from Nevada makes "Jack Abramoff's lobbying work look like that of a rank amateur."

[Deb]

I don't need a Sunday school lesson, my Mother was a minister who learned Hebrew so she could read the Bible in its original form.

You need to calm down.

[MillerCreek]

I'm quite calm. Perhaps YOU "need to" stop projecting your own interior condition onto written comments by people you have no knowledge or familiarity with.

It's not a "Sunday School lesson." You posed a rendition about and posed a support of an unstable ethical process. I provided you with substantiation as to why that was, why your ethical position as you stated it, was, in fact, unstable, from a Christian perspective of theology and ethics.

And, you are not your mother. What your mother learned is not what you have learned. You are a different individual than your mother, so unless your mother wrote and/or is writing your comments...I have only comments by whomever here to comment upon.

[HawaiianGecko]

 

One DNC source is quoted in media reports as ominously saying that Dean's secret evidence on dealings by the Senator from Nevada makes "Jack Abramoff's lobbying work look like that of a rank amateur."

I believe the part that says: "the Senator from Nevada makes Jack Abramoff's lobbying work look like that of a rank amateur."   However, I don't believe the part stating Dean has this evidence. If Howard could find this supposed evidence, so could Republican operatives who actually have more money to discover it than does Dean.

I do have DeBrecht's hardcover edition of "Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed" on a coffee table and have had dozens quickly read it and snicker over cocktails.

[fish hawk]

So the Democrats have come down to black mailing each other now. LOL

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[GretchenM]

The Democrat Party Platform and Operating Procedures, in Picture Form:

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