Reply #22: The problem is not purging individuals but [View All]

[PATRICK]

changing party leadership and tactical philosophy. It has become so ineffective or corrupt(would that that meant criminal, then we COULD boot someone out) that the cues to being the "loyal opposition" are poisoned and pathetic. Only safe seat liberals, of great age preferably, are allowed(it often seems) to speak as traditional Democrats. LEADERSHIP positions are given instead to moderates and worse, those from unsafe conservative regions with mild to zero personal charisma.

The destructiveness of the caucuses with their deadly, fearful unity around losing strategies is running on auto pilot and the cabin door is locked.

If anyone should have been purged in retrospect it was Zell Miller. he walked since he couldn't stand waiting around for some Democratic leadership with spine to knock him over the head. So it isn't defrocking elected Dems that is much of an issue(they creep out anyway to save their jobs) it is the leadership of the party itself and the base that gives it support and demands. We already have one party(GOP, I have to clarify) that is unresponsive to its people and uses them like ignorant tools. We don't need another.

Hitting on individuals is just more destructive defeatism instead of revamping the leadership, even the working concept of leadership and party fighting stance. And what price bi-partisan votes in a unilateralist one party rule situation? Some still think we get something automatically playing unilaterally "fair".