Why Am I Moving Left? - America’s changed, and so have I. ---By THOMAS E. RICKS

[Dragonfli]

11. Unfortunately, there is a portion of the Democratic party that does the same thing

Defending cultural issues we all care about such as choice and equality (thankfully as they do need to be defended), while adopting Republican economic, education and trade policies. In my younger days such "Democrats" would have been called moderate Republicans, but now they are called New Democrats and they worship at the alter of Milton Friedman, fellating investment bankers and corporate "citizens" while advocating privatization of traditionally government run institutions.

Perhaps someday they will be relegated to the fringe of the party or go back to the Republicans where they belong, but for now, they are very much in control of many aspects of our once great party.