Reply #56: What a crock. ABB is the ultimate in cynicism, & you call it "principled!" [View All]

[RichM]

The goal is not simply to get rid of Bush. The goal is to get rid of him WITHOUT handing power over to someone who's more articulate, but who defends basically the same interests.

The long rightward march of the Democrats has been justified at EVERY STEP by appeals to "pragmatism." Pragmatism begins to stink after a certain point, & that point was reached a long time ago. Thus, I see no problem with "impugn(ing) those whose primary goal is practical." Bush is only in office because the Democratic Party has been so damn "practical." Bush only got his reactionary measures passed because Democrats were so "practical" that they were complicit or quiet while it was all enacted. F*ck Democratic "pragmatists" -- they're exactly the ones who got us to where we are now.