So Elizabeth Warren's getting a title to match the reality

[NanceGreggs]

70. That's right, I sure am not.

Democrats are Democrats. They come in all shapes and sizes, from all different backgrounds, from different parts of the country. Some are more conservative than others; some are more liberal than others. Some are conservative on some issues, but liberal on others.

Over the past few years here on DU, there are those who have continually fomented the idea that some Democrats are worthy, and others aren't. Much discussion about who needs to be shunned, or be rid of completely.

Now, it would seem obvious that promoting the idea that Democrats should distance themselves from each other, and break off into their little "groups" to fight with fellow party members, serves the purposes of one party only - and that party is NOT the Democratic Party.

The self-labelling that has emerged is nothing less than laughable. "I'm am FDR Dem," "I'm a Wellstone Dem," "I'm a JFK with overtones of LBJ, a smattering of Ted Kennedy, and a soupcon of Jimmy Carter Dem."

What next? Secret handshakes? Decoder rings? Coloured bandanas folded in certain configurations so that you can all recognize each other on the street?

This kind of divisiveness is not only detrimental to Democrats as a whole, it childish in the extreme. And the fact that so many DUers are willing to fall into lockstep behind this kind of bullshit speaks for itself.