Reply #120: I think this thread is the exact opposite of liberal bashing.

[sufrommich]

Democrats should not be expected to march lock step.What you are calling "liberal bashing" is people debating what a liberal is.Obviously there is a huge spectrum of people who consider themselves liberal and it isn't just the"purists"who get to decide who fits that label.One poster stated outright what he decided the difference between a liberal and a democrat is.Who's making these decisions?If I call myself a liberal democrat but I disagree with you,am I lying?