Are the DLC the modern-day "Bourbon Democrats"?

[Ardent15]

"Bourbon Democrats represented business interests, supported banking and railroad goals (but opposed subsidizing banks, railroads or other enterprises - or protecting them from competition), promoted laissez-faire capitalism (which included opposition to the protectionism Republicans then advocated), opposed imperialism and U.S. overseas expansion, fought for the gold standard, and opposed bimetallism. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_Democrat

Now, some of this doesn't really apply to today (the bimetallism and gold standard bits), but my question is: is it really surprising that there are a lot of corporatist, free-trade Dems, since we had them 100 years ago?

[bluestateguy]

1. Good analogy

although Blue Dogs like Joe LIEberman and Evan Bayh are all for imperialism and overseas expansion.

[Odin2005]

2. Yep.

And also equivalent to Al Smith and the Roscoe gang that hated FDR.