St. Paul Mayor who endorsed Bush is a DLC Favorite

[WI_DEM]

Mayor Randy Kelly of St. Paul, MN who endorsed the chimp in 2004 is a DLC favorite! Hard to believe, huh!! In fact the Mayor was a "New Democrat of the Week" in the DLC magazine in both 2002 and 2003. In 2003 he was also selected as one of the "100 to Watch" by the DLC. And lo and behold he stood up for true DLC values when he endorsed Bush in 2004. He got his comuppance, however, coming in second in Tuesdays primary 52-27 percent. He will still stand for election in November since he was one the top two, but lets make sure this DLC turncoat is made into an example.

Read all about it here:
www.dailykos.com

[bryant69]

1. Oy.

The problem I have with the DLC is that I am a moderate. And the fucking DLC is making Moderation synonymous with Sell-Out.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[burythehatchet]

3. to some, maybe, not to me.

[ReadTomPaine]

4. I have often wondered about this.

You should consider writing a larger piece about your feelings regarding this issue.

[WI_DEM]

5. I don't think the DLC is moderate anymore

I think they have moved increasigly to the right.

[bryant69]

7. I think you are right too

It's not moderate to be a little to the left of bat shit crazy extremist Republicans.

[K-W]

6. They have coopted the term moderate.

When often they are nothing of the sort.

I think conservatives and moderates in this country both need to take back thier labels.

Liberals have the fun destinction of having thier label not coopted, but stigmatized.

Overall the problem is that the political/media elites are the ones defining the country, not the people themselves. So youve got conservatives voting for radicals, moderates voting for conservatives, and liberals lacking representation.

[question everything]

10. I don't think that the DLC stands for anything

It thinks that it can "read" the voters and than adjusts its "agenda" - whatever it is - to what it thinks the voters want and, of course, what can open the wallets of the big fats.

Just because it was in tune with Bill Clinton does not mean that it will work generically. Look at the Congressional elections since 1994.

[UrbScotty]

2. I am SHOCKED!

:sarcasm:

[Frances]

8. I think your heading is misleading

I thought you were going to say that the DLC is endorsing him now, but that isn't what you are saying at all.

I am very against the people who changed from Democrat to Republican but I am for the people who changed from Republican to Democrat or Independent.

However, I don't think anyone who voted or supported these guys BEFORE they changed parties are responsible for the change.

[WI_DEM]

9. he didn't change parties for one thing

and secondly how is the headline misleading? It says St. Paul Mayor who endorsed Bush is a DLC favorite? that is true. Did they know he would endorse Bush? probably not, but his thinking is certainly in line with DLC policy apparently.

[Frances]

14. Are you saying that the DLC endorsed Bush?

nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. The Republican wing of the Democratic Party is the DLC.

As is obvious by their neo-lib stances.

[CatholicEdHead]

12. Doubt Kelly will rebound

though all the Twin Cities media is carrying Kelly's water about how good it is to "work with Republicans who control everything".

[SaveElmer]

13. Meaningless...of course

The DLC articles came out before Kelly endorsed Bush. I sincerely doubt the DLC will be touting him now that he has opposed a Republican over a fellow DLC member (Kerry).

The DLC is no more responsible for Kelly than Maryland Democrats were responsible for Governor Schaeffer when he endorsed Bush in 1992, or Georgia Democrats when Zell Miller went neanderthal, or Colorado Democrats when Ben Campbell switched parties.

It'a a lame point that has no significance whatsoever.

[Jersey Devil]

15. I read that he will be in a runoff for the nomination, not on the general

elction ballot in November. That means he will get his ass kicked again in the Dem primary runoff.