Question: Roemer wants to privatize social security and [View All]

[texpatriot2004]

Pelosi & Reid choose him? I understand this is not the only problem with Roemer. What can we do about this, anything? Can we let Pelosi and Reid know our take on their choice? Would it make any difference? Geez, with Dems like this, who needs Rethugs?

From Daily Kos Diary
DNC Chair Tim Roemer? the netroots reaction by blogswarm
Sun Dec 26th, 2004 at 13:35:31 PST

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Ever since CNN declared that both Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid were backing Tim Roemer for DNC Chair the blogosphere has been working overtime to expose his positions on the issues.

It is true that Roemer will have zero credibility in the upcoming Social Security battle because he has already voted to privatize Social Securty. And yes, it is also true that the religious zealots are salivating over his anti-woman, pro-alley stance against choice. The only feather in his hat is that some believe his position on the 9/11 Commission will help Democrats on national security. Which is an interesting angle until you consider that the 9/11 Commission debunked the Al Queda/Saddam link and four months later 63% believed the link existed. So yes, he has national security credentials, but nobody listened to him and his ineffective communication may have cost us the election.

However, the greatest problem with Roemer is that he won't be able to unite Democrats around the DNC. If Roemer is elected it appears that there will be a mass exodus of volunteer and financial support. In the post-modern marketplace of progressive action, Roemer would be unable to compete with Howard Dean's Democracy for America or Simon Rosenberg's New Democrat Network. Don't believe me, see what others are saying.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/26/163531/73