Digby: Progressive Candidates Storming the DC "Village" Barricades, Causing Fainting?
Progressive Candidates Storming the DC "Village" Barricades, Causing Fainting?
According to Stuart Rothenberg, the PCCC is just like the Tea Party --- well except for all the millionaire PAC money, of course. But other than that, they are the same sort of crazy wacked out fringe dwelling extremists who are making it very hard for decent, God fearing centrists to run the Democratic Party:
A very liberal group, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, sounds like a tea party group of the left, given its rhetoric, strategy and tactics. Like many in the tea party, the PCCC sees itself as a protector of its partys dominant ideology in this case liberalism and a judge of who constitutes a real Democrat.
Oooh, a liberal group. And they are protecting liberalism, no less, under the bizarre belief that their ideology should be dominant. Imagine that? Just one question: is there any other kind of Republican besides a conservative one?
But here's the rub. The PCCC is pursuing their dastardly agenda in Democratic primaries. What could be more destructive that that? Can you believe that liberals would believe they should have a voice in Democratic party elections? Who the hell do they think they are? ..................(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/857634/progressive_candidates_storming_the_dc_%22village%22_barricades%2C_causing_fainting/