Well, fuck me. I thought I was on a DEMOCRATIC forum.

[midnight]

222. I too wonder about this continuation of bipartisan compromise. I think Paul Wellstone said it best:

"in and out of office, Wellstone argued for the kind of synergy that too often eludes the Democrats and the American left: “Policy provides direction and an agenda for action; grassroots organizing builds a constituency to fight for change; and electoral politics is the main way, in the absence of sweeping social movements, that we contest for power and hold decision-makers accountable for progressive public policy.”

“He was a champion on the inside, and you need that too,” says Jeff Blodgett, Wellstone’s former campaign manager and state director and the current Minnesota state director for the Obama campaign. “And he saw himself playing that important role. But a lot of what he did was helping the groups figure out how they could organize outside the halls of Congress so he could move things on the inside. ”

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/10/24-3


"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans."

-- Paul Wellstone

We can work with Republicans, but we can't let them lead or be in leadership positions... They have problems of sharing, caring, and thinking about anyone besides themselves..