[GretchenEE]

"It's a document Walter F. Mondale would have felt comfortable distributing," Mr. Brownstein wrote. It avoids any of the centrist thinking promoted by Mr. Clinton and the Democratic Leadership Council. "Instead, it seems inspired more by Al Gore's ill-fated 2000 campaign, which drifted back toward the old Democratic strategy of wooing interest groups with targeted programs."

Cool.

[MarkM]

Its the same old BS from the DemocRats. They are going to scare the old people about Social Security. They are already doing it. I got a newsletter from my local Rat congressman and it was all about how a tax cut means Bush and the meanie GOP is going to stop Social Security payments and throw grandma out into the street.

The sad fact is this lie has been pretty effective for the Rats over the years.

[patj]

"Voters will not take Democrats seriously as a party to be entrusted with national leadership if they fail to address the most urgent set of national issues," the DLC lectured party leaders last week.

No wonder Gephart was backing Bush on Iraq! Just trying to get out in front, don'tcha know.

[mewzilla]

I see the Dems are still waiting for Godot...

[Nick Danger]

[tet68]

Democrats,"The only thing we have to sell is FEAR itself".

[Revolting cat!]

The Demagogue party is not about ideas, it is about slogans. Which is why it's so good. Demagoguery works, let's face it. Conservatives will forever reamin behind the curve while Carvile & Co. use focus group data to appeal, to influence, to buy (allegiance and votes), that's all. Somebody ought to ask them about the 40 year old War on Poverty or some of the FDR programs that were supposed to solve gargantuan problems in no time, but are still "solving" them, while the sheeple swallow up the latest pablum from the masters of feel good propaganda. What to do? I dunno...

[Cicero]

I find it very difficult to tell which Democrats are leftists and which are moderates. Does anyone really think that clinton was a moderate? They all stick together. The impeachment vote was typical. Not a single one of them voted to convict clinton. Not even the ones who repeatedly said he was guilty.

[CyberAnt]

"a party that is still arguing over what it should stand for just five months before the voters go to the polls"

This is incredible - they're still arguing about WHAT THEY SHOULD STAND FOR. I think they're on a slippery slope to meltdown.