speaking at the 2016 convention.. this was not his year.. but he has a great great shot at it in the future.. his name is out there now

He was a nomination candidate also and a respected member of the party.

As for heading the DNC, a clump of dirt can achieve better results than Payday Debbie and he was a governor so we know he's got managerial skills. Why not?


Can he play the role of peace maker between Clinton and Sanders camps? I doubt it.

he most certainly should be given every consideration.

Guy's a class act.

Being Head of the DNC is like being given the political dead sentence. He would be much better off politically to vie for a cabinet post or V.P., if he is looking to becoming POTUS one day. I like O'Malley, his views are quite similar to Bernie's and he was my second choice. If he's not looking to become POTUS one day, then yes he would make a great head of the DNC.

A DU thread where I am in total agreement with the first 5 posts.
That hasn't happened in....Well it's never happened in campaign season.

But give it time; someone will jump
on this for an anti-Bernie or anti-Hillary comment.

Can't have you leaving us here, SCanti!

I think O'Malley would do a great job but I think the party should save him for better things. A cabinet post, VP, or even just head of an important agency. He's brilliant and good at coming up with solutions. (On one hand I'd like to put him in charge of the Veterans Administration. But unfortunately there are so many intractable root problems there, that no single person would be able to solve and he'd inevitably be stained with "failure" - even if he made great improvements in many areas. Unfortunately that is probably the case with most or all important jobs in government these days.)

He will make a strong case for unity and inclusiveness.

With respect to the DNC chair, I think he is overqualified for that and could be more helpful in another capacity.

Happy Holiday Weekend!

Have a great holiday weekend as well.

I'm always happy to put in a plug for O'Malley. He is still my preferred candidate. I respect his policies and his character. He is both pragmatic and idealistic.

And I now have four of his CDs! He has an excellent voice, by the way.

I have liked his voice, but haven't heard it un-scratchy.

My favorite is "O'Malley's March Live." Unfortunately, this is getting hard to find; and the price is going up. Cheapest copy (used) on Amazon is $25.85.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=o%27malley%27s+march&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ao%27malley%27s+march

As a matter of fact, all of his CDs are getting harder to find. Original production was limited, so most available CDs are used. I think O'Malley has a lot of fans out there.

I like "Wait for Me" too.

The only one I don't have is "O'Malley's March: Galway Races." It is his newest album, but has none of his his own compositions. He said that, while he was governor, he had trouble finding the solitude he needed to write music. Remember, this is the guy who reads Thomas Merton in the morning.

Here's a quote from Thomas Merton's Thoughts in Solitude: