The Swan Song for the Democratic Party

[Ugnmoose]

I would suspect that this article will gather some interesting debate here at DU - as it should.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17771.h...

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The Democrats did us all a favor by giving Bush his Iraq war-money. After all, the Dems have supported the war from the get-go, so why not expose them as the hypocrites they really are?

The truth is, no one is really surprised by Friday's vote. We have one party in America—the War Party---the Dems are merely a junior partner in that system.

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The Democratic Party is not the party that people think it is. This is the party of Rahm Emanuel and the DLC. The leadership is unwaveringly pro-war, pro Israel, and pro free trade. There's no room for anything else. The Democrats have no intention withdrawing from Iraq. That’s just speculation on the part of blindly-optimistic voters who still believe that their voices will be heard. They won't be heard. The Democrats will NEVER get us out of Iraq.

[Jim Sagle]

1. From the article:

The leadership is unwaveringly pro-war, pro Israel, and pro free trade.

Hey, one outta three ain't bad!!!!

[Mind_your_head]

2. hehe.......

I really had to stop and think about which one was "the one" you were referring to.

edit: clarity

[Jim Sagle]

7. Tough one, wasn't it?

[Mind_your_head]

12. Yes, b/c none of the choices seem 'natural' to *me*

I have a bit more clarity now - thank you for your inadvertant enlightenment.

[Jim Sagle]

13. Nothing inadvertent about it.

[aquart]

4. You got that right. Hiya, Jim!

[Jim Sagle]

9. Hi yourself, aquart.

I don't know if I've said this before, but I really like your posts.

[opihimoimoi]

3. This so full of shit....History shows the Dem Party has done the People a lot more than the Pubs

Look at the big picture...Pubs installs/helps Bush in 2000 and 04...look at the friggen damage this dufus has done....

War Party...its been all PUBs...ya even got a WAR PRESIDENT...a wanna be Hero John Wayne...but in reality...a friggen WIMP....an AWOL one at that....

[snowbear]

5. I agree with you. It's just another whiney-ass, flaime bait thread.

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[emilyg]

8. agree.

[mmonk]

11. What's history got to do with the present?

[mctrotter5]

6. So the alternative is what?

Our only chance to save this democracy is to make it happen is to start letting the Democrats know what you think. This not the time to give up and stay home and pout!

[Jim Warren]

10. I pretty much agree with the piece

It's easy to be a republican and you can be well paid for it.

It's much tougher to be a real progressive democrat, it has to come from the heart and the pay stinks.

[lostnotforgotten]

14. Points Well Taken - Progressives Unite - Death To The DLC!

eom

[Heidi]

15. Locking.

Flamebait.

Thank you,

Heidi,
DU Moderator