Reply #101: Great OP and other posts, ...

[CRH]

For any old dem who remembers the old democratic party, and wonders where it went, no need to look further than the DLC.

From the default toward labor to the abuses of free trade, from political acceptance of corporate person hood to privatization of the public utilities, from deregulation of the New Deal protections, to the path of consolidation of the media; one needs look no further than the DLC.

For old democrats, hoping for a political solution to the state of the nation today, is like being between a rock and a corporation.

In 2000 John Nichols' article in 'The Progressive', Behind the DLC Takeover, Democratic Leadership Council, is a must read and an excellent primer.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_10_64/ai_65952690