"The Democrats' Dilemma " on TomPaine.com - a Wake up call

[AlabamaYankee]

Like listening to a Dutch Uncle, as we oldsters used to say.

"If wishes were horses, the Democrats could ride their justified disgust with George W. Bush into the White House.

But it will take more than name-calling to defeat an incumbent Republican president with a likely three-to-one money advantage. And there are warning signs of a possible Democratic disaster next year for all who pay attention to them."

This is the start of a devastating article on TomPaine.com that is a bucket of cold water over the head, bucket and all. Doug Ireland lays out the case for a Democratic debacle next year that is just as much the fault of the Democratic leadership as it is of the ruthless Republicans.

A couple more quotes: "Those twin impressions, which trace a seismic political shift, have not been dispelled by the antics of Congressional Democrats over the past six weeks....When leading Democratic senators Max Baucus and John Breaux decided to co-sponsor the GOP's Medicare "compromise"— previously diluted by Ted Kennedy's sellout on the infamous "doughnut hole," which will force many seniors to choose between meds and food—their support gave the Bushies bipartisan cover"

"The record on energy is no better. The Democrats' Senate leader, Tom Daschle, increasingly looks like his party's capitulator-in-chief."

The final graph sums it up. "All of the above dictates a fundamental course correction for a Democratic Party perceived as one of feckless compromise and incoherence. But is there enough time—or enough will??

Strictly by coincidence, this evening I fired an email off to the DNC calling for the failed Senate leadership to resign. I don't know if it's too late or not, but it certainly would be nice to have a ull blown, up-and-running party of opposition, not simply a group of Presidential hopefuls waving in the breeze.

[La_Serpiente]

1. Here is the link

http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/9488

[AlabamaYankee]

2. Thanks, La_Serpiente

It's been a long week today.

[Eric J in MN]

3. Ted Kennedy filibustered against the Medicare bill (nt)

nt

[OneBlueSky]

4. sums it up rather nicely, imo . . .

the Democrats lack leadership, they lack an understandable plan, and they lack discipline . . . other than that, they're doing fine . . .