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I was one of the many who was and is totally liberal and leftie in my beliefs but who believed we needed to appeal to the calm, reasoned, centrists in the country. I liked Dean but didn't think middle America would go for him. I thought Kerry ran the exact campaign we needed to run. Even when he did or said something I didn't like I could still see the wisdom in it. In short I'm not moderate in my views but thought we needed to be moderate in our tone.
No more. I'm sorry to say I'm glad to see the tree pruned a little with Daschle not in charge any more. He should have stepped down as leader after the 2002 mid-terms. I would like to see McCaullife gone as well.
No more moderation, no more middle of the road appeal. Slash and burn politics is what this country wants well then I'm in favor of giving it to them. I realized we have to hit rock bottom before we start climbing back up and after last night and after 2002 I'd say we are more than there. If an elected dem isn't willing to stand up, speak out, and throw the dirt with the best of them on the right then I don't care to have them in our party. If a dem wants to hold positions outside of the party line then so be it, but they better more than make up for it with loud rhetoric in defense of the party and of liberals in general. You don't see Gulliani out there or Arnold or Hagel out there apologizing for the extremists in their party even if they are most of the time at odds with the positions of their party. I expect the same from moderate Dems now. You want to hold moderate positions then go ahead. But you better damn well make up for it with leg work, with speeches criticizing the right and the repubs.
I'm through with moderation, I'm through with concilliatory attitudes.
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