DU is at a turning point. We will either be able to discuss POLICY or we will become Teenbeat Obama

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

We were able to discuss policies during the Bush administration. We were able to discuss policy during the primaries. We were able to discuss policy during the GE. We should be able to discuss POLICY during the Obama administration as hardcore Democrats.

In my opinion, this wonderful, wonderful site as always functioned best as a news aggregator, research forum, up-to-the-second-reportage of current events, scathing commentary on our opponents, debunking the right wing, and in so many other ways.

we have been at our WORST (in my opinion) when we debate the inconsequential, i.e. personal traits that have nothing to do with governance - I'd list them, but when I started I thought why bother, I think you know the kinds of things I'm referring to.

Obama himself has said "Make me." By that I think he means it's up to us to make him become the best president he can possibly be. Sometimes that might mean making so MUCH of a stink it gives him political cover to do the things WE DEMAND even though it might upset the status quo.