If we give him a MANDATE, he'd better USE IT.

[woo me with science]

137. Well, when it's the goal of the Third Way and their ilk

to make sure that labels on parties, like "liberal," "democratic," or "representative of the people" mean nothing, it makes sense that the voices of those who actually expect the Democratic Party to stand for something would elicit nasty, authoritarian posts like the one you have written here.

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength

It's an old song, Summer, and it's an ugly one. Words mean things. The Third Way stands for certain very ugly policies, although they desperately try to avoid admitting it. It's the old Third Way messaging problem. You can only claim to stand for certain values and principles, while actively pursing policies that diametrically oppose them, for so long before people will call out the bullshit.

You can't explain or justify your blanket, all-encompassing, contempt-filled smear of anyone who might wish to have a voice or influence policy during Obama's second term. Frankly, your posts illustrate all by themselves, much better than my hypothetical "labelmaker" ever could hope to do, the utter contempt for voters and the rank authoritarianism of this right-wing, neocon infestation of our party.