The Democrats....what party?

Refering to the Democratic Party as a political party in it's current re-incarnation is a joke. The Washington Post's Jim VandeHei had an article today today on activists threatening the party, Blogs Attack From Left as Democrats Reach for Center. The problem with the Democrats in DC is not that they are moving to the center but the fact that they are moving around in circles. I don't expect my elected lawmaker's opinions to mirror mine all of the time but I do expect them to have an opinion, and yes a reasonably consistent one. I expect them to chose their fights carefully and then fight them competently. I have not seen the Democrats do either. The problem with the Democratic party can be seen in this quote from VandeHei's piece:

"The bloggers and online donors represent an important resource for the party, but they are not representative of the majority you need to win elections," said Steve Elmendorf, a Democratic lobbyist who advised Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. "The trick will be to harness their energy and their money without looking like you are a captive of the activist left."

If you look at what's happened the last few years you will see that the Republicans started to win big when they became captive to the American Taliban they had been playing games with since Richard Nixon. I don't agree with the Republicans on anything but I do respect them for at least believing in something and not being afraid to communicate it. I will not be taken for a ride by the likes of Mr Elmendorf who played a big part in Kerry's humiliating defeat in 2004. In order to get my support the Democrats like Biden, Clinton, Kerry and nearly every other Democrat in the Senate is going to have to ride into the sunset. They have had their turn and they have blown it. It's too late for them to change their tune. I wouldn't believe it if they did. "Republican Lite" won't work for me. Even if the Democrats do get back into power it is going to take a generation to undo the damage that's been done and they will require a lot of hard fought fights. I do see that the DC Democrats are up to the fight. It's said they are trying to move to the "middle". Bull shit, they are rapidly moving no where.