[lbo-talk] How to make the Senate a majority rule institution inone day

shrill.polemic shrill.polemic at gmail.com
Fri Jan 22 09:13:41 PST 2010


On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> Heavens no, not for that kind of agenda. What is often striking is their
> lack of partisan fervor - the urge to fuck up the other team and get your
> guys in office. I think the explanation is that they lack a real ideological
> passion, unlike the GOP, so they don't have the juice for the partisan
> fights.
>
> Doug
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I think that lack of partisan fervor has become apparent to a number of the democratic party faithful. This is anecdotal of course, but I've been pleasantly surprised to hear criticism of elected dems from people who typically would blindly support and apologize for the shitty policies of the Democratic party. These same folks defended Clinton for two full terms, while the disillusionment with Obama and the Democratic Congress seem quite pronounced today from many of the same people.

Who knows what that might add up to.

shrill



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