Did the DLC advise Kerry to bring a Wet Noodle to a Gunfight?

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Kerry didn't run a 'lousy campaign' as some people have claimed around here. It just wasn't the right campaign against an opponent that didn't play by the rules. When Kerry and the Party needed to attack head on...they launched a campaign of moderation and concession. If there is any one entity that can be blamed for the loss of the White House, Senate and Congress...it's the 'play both sides against the middle' DLC and the New Democrats.

One had only to listen to the words of Clinton and the New Democrats to understand their strategy before the 2000 and 2004 elections:

1. Agree with Bush on some issues in an attempt to pick up some of his base.

2. Avoid the Democratic base in order to appeal to Big Business and 'swing voters'.

3. Use the Anyone But Bush movement to avoid taking a stand on any hot button issues.

4. Treat anti-Bush, anti-war activists with disdain.

The DLC's insider advice of moderation to Dem candidates since before 2000 has given the Bush Gang an advantage. That they stayed with a moderate approach after 9-11 and the Iraq invasion demonstrated that they either had no clue or pushing their New Democrat agenda was more important than exposing the corruption of the opposition.

Kerry ignored and the New Democrats scorned the advice coming from the Liberals and Progressives of the party. They could see where Bush wanted to take the nation and knew that a moderate stance against his far-right politics wouldn't work in an atmosphere of war and terror.

The Democratic party lost in 2000 and 2004 because they didn't fight hard enough for it. They didn't fight against the election fraud, media lies and dirty tricks of the opposition. They took the 'moderate' approach of rolling over and hoping that the opposition would give them a few crumbs of power.

The blame for the loss of the last two elections goes to the Grima Wormtongues of the party that advised moderation and capitulation when an aggressive, take no prisoners campaign was clearly needed. This allowed the Bush Gang to play the Democrats like a cheap fiddle and take advantage of their unwillingness to take a strong stand on any issue.

And now the Moderates are scolding others on this board for pointing out what was so obvious during the last four years. Democrats lost everything because they stood for nothing. Yet the Party seems to have learned very little from their losses. They're still coddling the corrupt Bush administration by supporting his illegal wars, trashing activism and approving his criminal nominations. If Moderates stay in control of the party...Democrats can expect to stay in the minority for a very long time.