From Hillary Clinton to Joe Lieberman, the DLC has shown us exactly how not to win and exactly how Democrats should be Republicans. First, lie:
Courtesy alltheweek.com
Second, start acting like you’re a Republican.
Paul Weinstein Jr., a senior fellow at the DLC’s Progressive Policy Institute who teaches public policy at Johns Hopkins University, and Marc Dunkelman, the DLC’s vice president for strategic communications, argue that either Clinton or Obama will have to propose at least some spending cuts if they want to take advantage of President Bush’s record of deficit spending.
“They have to offer some really specific proposals on spending to pass the smell test,” Weinstein said in an interview. “That would give them some credibility, and voters would not be so easily scared that they’re just interested in raising taxes.” (Emphasis not mine)
Oooh, I’m so sorry Mr. Big Important DLC Man. I’m soooo very sorry that my progressive candidate has not passed your ’smell test’. I am not sorry, however, that my candidate has not fallen into your trap of corporate servitude, and horrendous record on just about everything.
Memo to the DLC: You are not Democrats. Democrats don’t care what you think. We were trying to do a keg stand and you blew up the party with a bunch of center-right-but-super-hawkish nonsense a la TNR. Get out. Don’t come back. There’s a party for people like you, it’s called the Republican party. That’s where we sent the Dixiecrats, now go sit with them.
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