The Democratic Party is in disarray. The "learned timidity"(New York Times-1-20-2010) and lack of attack instinct is definitely plaguing the current party and perhaps we Dems have forgotten how to push through our agenda after so many years of being out of power. That is a weak excuse and makes me embarrassed to be a Democrat for the first time in my life.
The Democratic Party itself is not only weak but mired in the past. The Obama administration has been baffling us with its failures, not only domestically but abroad at war. We have been patiently (and stupidly) scratching our heads wondering what happened to the Obama we elected, what happened to the promises he made and the followthrough, why did he go for the bailouts, etc. What happened to the Democratic dreams we had for this new young administration that was finally going to do all those wonderful things to help the American people? Why does the Obama administration look and smell like all the others?
The answer is the Democratic party is guilty of living in a bygone era and using stale old tactics to shore up the economy and wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even with Obama at the helm, the administration is using ancient models for warfare, domestic policies and has lost it's ear to the people.
The election yesterday of Mr. Brown to the Senate is another huge blunder we can blame on antiquated thinking. Why were we trying to replace Kennedy with a ghost of a Kennedy and such a poor one at that? The Democrats need to let go of the Kennedy legacy and move on. They are history, literally, and from a bygone era. The Democratic party needs to look at Barack Obama and move forward with him and his new ideas..
The President must have the reins. The Democratic party is either advising and controlling him in ways that are holding him back from following through on his policies, or, he isn't strong enough to push them through. Which is it, we are all asking. Is Obama a weak puppet or in a straight jacket?
The answer is the Democratic party is guilty of living in a bygone era and using stale old tactics to shore up the economy and wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even with Obama at the helm, the administration is using ancient models for warfare, domestic policies and has lost it's ear to the people.
The election yesterday of Mr. Brown to the Senate is another huge blunder we can blame on antiquated thinking. Why were we trying to replace Kennedy with a ghost of a Kennedy and such a poor one at that? The Democrats need to let go of the Kennedy legacy and move on. They are history, literally, and from a bygone era. The Democratic party needs to look at Barack Obama and move forward with him and his new ideas..
The President must have the reins. The Democratic party is either advising and controlling him in ways that are holding him back from following through on his policies, or, he isn't strong enough to push them through. Which is it, we are all asking. Is Obama a weak puppet or in a straight jacket?
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