Debbie Wasserman Schultz picked as Democratic National Committee chair

[FLAprogressive]

Source: Politico

President Barack Obama has settled on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, top Democratic sources said Tuesday.

Wasserman Schultz, 44, was chosen for her strength as a fund-raiser and as a television messenger, and for her clout in the crucial swing state of Florida, the sources said.

She will succeed Tim Kaine, who announced earlier Tuesday that he will run for U.S. Senate from Virginia.

The final choice came down to Wasserman Schultz and former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, the sources said.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52605.html

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I know she gets a lot of love her because she goes on TV a lot, but she's DLC all the way. She's a longtime member of the DLC's New Democrat Coalition in the House.

Don't expect anything different from her. She's not as great as people here think.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Of course. everyone is DLC.

Jesus Christ. The organization doesn't even exist anymore and hasn't had any influence in Democratic politics since the early 00s.

GIVE IT A FUCKING REST, PEOPLE.

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[FLAprogressive]

Yep. DWS has been a long time member of the DLC's New Dem coalition (which still exists, BTW)

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Whine, bitch, complain...

Repeat.

[freshwest]

6. I thought the saying was wash (brain), rinse and repeat...

:)

:hi:

[Roland99]

73. Praise her all you want but you know I was right.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Right. The organization doesn't exist, and all the people who once

belonged to it have repudiated everything they believed while they were members.

(edit for typo)

[Drunken Irishman]

10. It's a DLC PLOT!

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[pacalo]

18. We weren't wrong in speaking out against Bush's policies, were we?

If these policies continue, it's now "embarrassing" to hear the complaints? :shrug:

[Zorra]

20. Actually, most embarrassing thing for real Dems is seeing how corporatist RWers have taken over

the Democratic party,and then having to be subjected to their childish insults without recourse.

The 2010 election must have been a great victory for the Dem party righties.

Harry Truman said:

"Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time"

Hammer, meet nail.

[Zorra]

22. deleted, wrong place.

[Drunken Irishman]

38. Scary! Scary!

haha, you DU liberals crack me up.

Bogeyman! Corporatist! RWers! BOOOOOO!

[fascisthunter]

44. no, just weird and a bit pathetic

[dflprincess]

53. Any links to the "former" members repudiating what they believed?

I don't recall hearing Clinton or Rham (who is now attacking Chicago unions) announcing that their corporate friendly agenda was wrong.

BTW - the organization just disolved a few weeks ago - apparently content in the knowledge that they now control the DNC.

[RaleighNCDUer]

59. Well, I don't either, but they obviously must have if they are no longer

a factor, right?

[No Elephants]

64. Kaine & Wasserman, not only 2 conservative Dems in a row, but 2 Southern conservative Dems in a row.

Btw, DLC website is still up. Progressive Policy Institute, too.

[TomCADem]

56. The DLC Is The Boogie Man Of The Corporate Sock Puppet "Left"

It does not even exist, but that does not keep the corporate propagandists from using it to try to create discord on the left.

Freedom Works is a real organization that is funded by corporate money. The DLC is non-existent. Dead. This has to make you wonder why some folks invoke it, except to try to discredit Democrats from the "left."

[No Elephants]

65. LOL!

[PassingFair]

61. "New Dems" = "DLC"

The Corporate Bunch is still around.

That stinking pile by any other name still smells like shit.

[No Elephants]

63. She's a New Democrat-same difference. Also, DLC still exists, both as DLC and as DNC.

[TNLib]

89. That's because the DLC = DNC

nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. Comparing vanilla toast like Kaine to a far more

fiery Wasserman Schultz, even if I disagree with a few issues, I far prefer her.

[FLAprogressive]

7. Same shit different attitude.

[No Elephants]

66. She seems smarter than Kaine, so that's something. Grateful for small favors.

[KT2000]

5. I like her and

this may be good. When she is on media, she does not tiptoe around the issues and she is not shy about giving the repugs a good jab.

[RaleighNCDUer]

8. Yep. She only looks good compared to most everything else that

comes out of Florida.

[jaxx]

12. Good choice.

She can hold her own with anybody.

[iandhr]

13. I think this is great

A FEMALE CONGRESSIONAL REP FROM FL. She will be a great asset.

[bluestateguy]

14. This is a positive step away from the namby pamby little Timmy Kaine

:thumbsup:

[Historic NY]

47. +10

[EFerrari]

15. This is the party right now. I hope it recovers. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

55. +1

[No Elephants]

68. IOW, you're hoping for change? I'd REALLY like to. Not sure I still can, though.

[AlinPA]

16. He seemed practically invisible, boring and low on energy. IMO, she will be more

visible and more effective.

[pacalo]

17. She has more charisma than Kaine, but I haven't been as thrilled with her in recent years

as I was ten years ago. She used to be a fireball when we first entered the Twilight Zone. Now she's part of the bi-partisan neo-establishment.

[Raine]

19. I really like her, she knows how to argue and

put the RW talking head nutjobs in their place! :thumbsup:

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. Poor Debbie. Watch out for those tire marks. From DU heroine to under the bus in no time flat.

[jaysunb]

46. +1000

n/t

[Zorra]

23. Hopefully, she will be as effective as a progressive Dem was. Doc Dean

did an awesome job at it.

[No Elephants]

69. And Kaine helped bring us 2010 mid-terms. A lousy choice from so many perspectives, including

that his first year as DNC head was also his last year as Governor of Virginia.

What a slap in the face to the people of Virginia.

[mazzarro]

24. All Things DLC Rub Me The Wrong Way

And I don't like it or anyone wearing the DLC badge!

[inna]

25. I agree in general, but I could think of a much, much worse choice than her.

She does have that fiery quality about her; and most importantly, she's not afraid to at least *sound* like a real (not "post-partisan" bullshit) Dem.

I am at least neutral (more, like, positive) on this one; Obama could've made a much, much worse choice, that is for damn sure.

[No Elephants]

71. Thinking of worse choices is easy. So is thinking of better choices, though.

[former9thward]

26. I have nothing against her but I wish someone could have been appointed

that would be full time. Like Dean when he was chairman.

[Snoutport]

27. I like her too...her debating is always on point.

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[KoKo]

29. Well then "tactically" it was a good move...but it might obligate him in ways

down the road if he wins re-election that will be not so great in the view of more libera, non-DLC Democrats.

[KoKo]

30. Debbie Wasserman Schultz picked as Democratic National Committee chair

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52605.html

By MIKE ALLEN | 4/5/11 4:56 PM EDT Updated: 4/5/11 5:17 PM EDT

President Barack Obama has settled on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, top Democratic sources said Tuesday.

Wasserman Schultz, 44, was chosen for her strength as a fund-raiser and as a television messenger, and for her clout in the crucial swing state of Florida, the sources said.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52605.html#ixzz1IgmF6ACx


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52605.html

[gadjitfreek]

31. Great lady. She'll do a very nice job. nt

[kjackson227]

32. I absolutely LOVE Wasserman-Schultz...

Congratulations to her and to us. She's a fabulous choice.

[Auntie Bush]

43. I always admired her too. Good for Debby and she's a good fund raiser.

Go Debby go! :beer: :thumbsup: :woohoo: :patriot:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

33. Excellent!

[northoftheborder]

34. I admire her energy and presence on TV. How she manages the DNC will be important.

I've given up on all D-whatever PAC's. I give only to individual races, or PAC's that can be trusted to support progressives.

[mstinamotorcity]

35. Finally

a voice of reason.

[tomm2thumbs]

36. stellar!

she can tag-team with Anthony Weiner

[EC]

37. Good

she calls out liars.

[bluedigger]

39. Good choice.

She'll be a good at it, I think.

[peacetalksforall]

40. Crap. She DLC'd the DNC. Might as well put an R following her name.

Everyday the news of the Democratic Party slinks/sinks more.

I'm only holding on to Decmocrats who are the people - not the leaders.

We have the best Democrats in Kucinich and Sanders and often Weiner.

We had Feingold and Grayson.

The rest --- :o(

Yes, yes, I know Sen. Sanders is an Independent - but his votes are better than some 100% Democrats.

[No Elephants]

72. Sen. Sanders is a Democratic Socialist who runs for Senate as an Independent.

He is no Lieberman type Independent.

[peacetalksforall]

88. I explained it in my last sentence. I didn't do any editing on this - it was there

previously.

[madrchsod]

41. she is a good messenger for the party

[40ozDonkey]

42. Does this mean she'll finally campaign against FL Repubs?

DWS could possibly be a fighter for your cause, but she cuts deals. When she was in charge of the Red to Blue Committee she failed to support candidates against Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and the Balart Brothers.

Be cautiously optimistic on this one, if things get "http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/08/05/560360/-Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz-Still-Sandbagging-Taddeo">too sensitive", she buckles like a belt.

[fascisthunter]

45. YAY, Dems place another corporate friendly right leaning democrat into another position of power

Nice big tent we got here... yes, let's embrace conservatives, just so they can control and shrink that tent for themselves ONLY. The Democratic Party ain't so democratic. Quick, find a token progressive, things look bad.

[unkachuck]

48. I wonder what Doctor Dean thinks of her?....n/t

[DFW]

50. See my post made while you were posting yours!

Good timing for your question!

[DFW]

49. Howard Dean was pleased with the news

I was just with him for over 3 hours today, and the news came through while we were on a train from DC to NYC.

He said nothing negative about Tim Kaine, of course--he reserves his barbs for Republicans--but he made it clear he thought it would be a vast improvement. I commented that I thought the best improvement would be if he were to take the job again, but he said it wasn't such a great gig when your own party held the White House, as the sitting president is the titular head of the party, not the party chair. He said he was not interested again. He did NOT have a lot of positive things to say about the people surrounding Obama in the White House, although he did like Daley, about whom I know nothing. I didn't have to ask what he thought of Rahm (snicker snicker).

We talked about a LOT of other things, of course, but a lot of it was private (family stuff, and off-the-record stuff), so I don't know if I should do a separate post about it this time.

Coolest part: I brought him some dark chocolate from Europe, and in return, he agreed to introduce me to Rachel Maddow. Sounds like a fair trade to me!!

[unkachuck]

52. wow....

....it sounds like you and the Good Doctor are close....

....it seems to me the job needs a full-time person dedicated to a Dean-like 50 state strategy....the Good Doctor had it moving and working in the right direction until Kaine and 2010 came along....I wonder why Obama hates Dean?

[DFW]

57. It's not that Obama hates Howard

But Rahm does, and he was Obama's Chief of Staff for the first two years. Howard is one of the most likeable guys
I know (we're not super close, but good friends, and have a LOT of interests in common). Rahm is about a likeable
as a rattlesnake that hasn't eaten in a while and is overtired and cold to boot, wound tighter than a guitar high
E string tuned up to G# .

[fujiyama]

62. How do you know Dr. Dean?

That's a pretty cool friendship to have. He seems like a cool guy and he'd have a great sense of humor. Always thought he was a straight shooter and that he should had a place in the administration.

[DFW]

81. I've known him for about ten years

We both attended a gathering in South Carolina every New Year called Renaissance Weekend. At first, he was just
the Governor of Vermont who was "thinking of running for president." I've known him through his path from relative
obscurity to being on the covers of Time And Newsweek to "former" presidential candidate to DNC chair to now. We
have a LOT of mutual interests, from guitars to ice cream shops in Prague, and a LOT of thing in between. We don't
get to meet up as often as we would like, but we do it in style when we get the chance. Last year it was my pleasure
to organize a private lunch with just Howard, my brother and me, and Helen Thomas, whom he had never really met.

When Howard and I are both retired, we intend to spend more time together. Figure that for about 30 to 40 years from now,
at the earliest!

[EFerrari]

58. Anything with a pulse is better than Tim Kaine.

My barbs are bipartisan. :)

[No Elephants]

75. "A vast improvement over Kaine" still isn't saying much, though.

Kind of like Greg Kinnear reviewing Katie Holmes's portrayal of Jackie Kennedy.

He doesn't want to say anything bad about his own co-star, but he clearly does not want to lose his cred by raving, either. So, he earnestly says things like, "She really put her all into it."

[DFW]

85. I hear that

Still, she has energy and a wit. There is still a chance she'll do a good job instead of just an "adequate" one.

[Tippy]

51. Normaly I would say NO Blue Dog....but I like her she is quick on her feet

[Freddie Stubbs]

67. She has never been a Blue Dog

[No Elephants]

77. So hard to keep up: Blue Dog, DLC, New Democrats,Third Way, Conservadem, even .

"progressives." More aliases than a check forger.

[No Elephants]

82. Oops. I forgot the newest (as of today, anyway) and most ironic alias, No Labels.

[PassingFair]

74. She is a NEW DEM (nee DLC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrat_Coalition

They vote in step with the Blue Dogs, then
blame the anti-progressive legislation that
results on the Blue Dogs.

[DonCoquixote]

54. This was a PUMA bribe

After all, Ms. Schultz was one of the main Florida Pumas, and she is also known for giving in to the arch GOP Miami types like her "friend" "Diaz-Balart. This is meant to cut off Ms. Schultz, should Hillary try 2012.

[Drunken Irishman]

60. No way...

She was a big Clinton supporter, however, when Obama won then nomination, she worked her tail off to support him.

[sufrommich]

70. Good. She's a fighter and a great spokesperson. nt

[xchrom]

76. here is the DLC website:

http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ka.cfm?kaid=86

the first thing i noticed was whining about tariffs and taxes.
not going to spend any time though looking through there stuff.

but if they are closed down -- the website isn't.

[No Elephants]

79. Yes, but it really doesn't matter anymore if DLC dissolves or not. At this point,DNC = DLC,

with the possible exception of the House Progressive Caucus--and being outnumbered renders them almost moot.

Please see also Reply ##s 53., 64.and 77.

[xchrom]

80. i'm not disagreeing. -- just there was contention

from some that the DLC had gone away.

[No Elephants]

83. I know you're not disagreeing. I wasn't disagreeing with you, either. only

adding non-conflicting thoughts.

[RedCloud]

78. She is an MSNBC darling. So why all the Debbie downers in this thread?

[OKNancy]

84. GLAAD is happy and so are most LGBT advocates

http://glaadblog.org/2011/04/06/obama-appoints-lgbt-ally-debbie-wasserman-schultz-as-dnc-chair/

[Drunken Irishman]

86. So is Emily's List...

Just more baseless complaining from the Professional Left.

http://emilyslist.org/action/congratsdebbie/

[bdamomma]

87. I like her, she doesn't hold anything back.