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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm seriously considering purging the word "purge" from my DU page.
Oh, the Iron E.
JHB
(37,160 posts)At least until the current pie-fight expends itself.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)election as a purge of conservative Democrats. It really looks bad for Third-Wayers. Of course, they tend to run in tough contests. Still, when Democrats are clear about what they stand for and show how different that is from what Republicans stand for, Democrats get more voters to come out and vote.
The Republican strategy of blocking all of Obama's best ideas worked for the Republicans.
Now let's see if Democrats can respond by showing their strength and not cooperating with Republicans. It's the only way Democrats will be able to define our party and show whose side they are on.
So, the purging I have been talking about has already happened and is already happening. Just look at the election results.
Don't take it personally. The Democratic leadership either changes or changes its direction or there will be no Democratic Party left.
I'm in California.
We are being inundated with free, right-wing literature and propaganda.
We got free copies of the Wall Street Journal -- a Murdoch rag -- delivered to our doorstep for quite a while there.
And then they offered $20 for a year of Time. Of course, we had no idea how nauseating Time Magazine has become. It stinks so much I don't want it in the house.
The ad for Time had a picture of a cover of the magazine featuring Robert Redford. The last edition was a take-off on the famous Obama picture with "change" written on it.
Except instead of Obama's face it was McConnell's ugly so-called face.
The Democratic leadership is way off base and by no means aggressive enough politically. A bunch of defeatists who fight for nothing. And who pays? Low-income, working people and small business owners. That's who.
If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. It's very hot for the 99% right now. And if Democratic politicians who are doing well themselves in most cases can't take the heat, they should switch parties. It would be more honest of them.