Reply #135: You see, they don't care about this

[CWebster]

they think that all that matters to Democrats and to a certain extent, the Progressive Left, is a desperate desire to oust Bush, so they will vote for ABB even if it is a candidate who panders to the Right.It is the ultimate triangulation, but what happens is, it weakens the Democratic party ultimately because instead of fighting and strengthing their own identity and purpose they succumb to the Right's worldview and use it to compete.

Democrats must stand their own ground as Democrats and fight for their own platform. They must believe what they stand for matters--instead of casting themselves in the garments of the Right.

I will vote for the bearer of the authentic Democratic party torch and should the DLC agenda and packaged product muscle over the grassroots efforts of the Democratic base, then I will leave the party for good, because it will be the final nail in the coffin. Bush will be beaten but the Democratic party will be completely transformed into the moderate Republican party. The coup will be complete, but you will be rejoicing that Bush was beaten....but was he?