Reply #137: Democrats have not been doing what Democrats should do.

[Goldstein1984]

Today's Democratic Party is a party of surrender and compromise. No leaders are willing to speak out the FDR did. No leaders are willing to lead in the streets, the way MLK did.

The only question that should matter for democrats is: Will this contribute the the general welfare of the people? Instead, they worry about the impact on the price of stocks, and whether their decisions will cost them political contributions. As if the health of Main Street was a one-to-one function of the health of Wall Street. The jobless recovery, with unemployment indicating the welfare of Main Street, while the DOW recovers and executive receive huge bonuses, should be a clear message that the welfare of the many isn't a function of the welfare of the few.

We need a Democratic Orthodox Party.