Reply #19: hey, don't get me wrong [View All]

[AtomicKitten]

I'm livid about the DLC, but I also think some folks here at DU give them way more credence than they deserve. The grassroots organizations have rendered the DLC power moot.

I'm just saying Hillary has belonged to the DLC since the 1980s and this isn't a shift for her as alleged in the links you provided. My comments were not meant for you to take to task personally.

I simply don't understand the energy directed at stifling them. In our world it is more effective to let them hang themselves with their outrageous points-of-view. Do you really think their agenda will endear Dems? Hardly. They are a power base, but their power has been challenged by grassroots organizations and they no longer have the clout they once had. Howard Dean is working to change the primary process to ensure the Dem nominee will be elected by a consensus, not from the DLC.

I just wouldn't get as worked up about them as you and kos are. We have bigger dragons to slay.

Peace.