Reply #29: The problem with opposing republicans

[Cresent City Kid]

is that so many want in on it. Well, that's a good thing, but sometimes we celebrate our diversity and at other times we just diverge. A mad king is opposed by nobles, merchants, and peasants, all from different angles with different agendas.

When the Democrats are in charge, we have expectations that are as diverse as our views, and most are only met partially if at all. There is even a diversity of reactions to this situation, some accept it, others call bullshit.

I am of the opinion that the republicans have to be stopped, even with a half-assed one term president. But the top rate tax cut extension and the budget debates crossed a line. The Democratic leadership is trying to look more reasonable than the gop by looking like them. I'll add to your baseball analogy with one from football. You know the guy in touch football that can't cover the receiver so he just yells out something to make him drop the ball? That's the republicans, they seem to have power when they're the minority. At some point the Dems just have to catch the freaking ball yell or no yell.

The intra-party debate and the goal of winning elections are connected. There has to be at least a little something for all the diverse groups to sign off on, not just the abscense of republicans, important as that is.