[lbo-talk] Statement at Netroots (YearlyKos) convention in Austin, TX

[B.]

[I don't know that I would have gone even if I had had
the $450 to attend this thing at the Austin Hilton,
after reading Perrin's _Savage Mules_. But here is a
quote for the ages regarding Obama's recent rightward
policy trajectory, as explained by the DLC chairman. -
B.]

July 18, 2008

The DLC And Netroots Collide
Posted by KYLE TRYGSTAD

[...]

On Barack Obama, and the recent uproar within the
netroots community on his vote for the FISA bill,
[DailyKos founder] Moulitsas said the netroots weren't
upset because he was moving to the center of the
political spectrum, "it's because he was not moving to
the center. There was no popular support for this
bill." [DLC chairman Harold] Ford noted [in response]
that "When you run for president ... you're running to
represent everyone," not just liberals or
conservatives.

[...]

http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2008/07/where_the_dlc_and_netroots_mee.html