NYT/Herbert: No Will To Win?

[RevolutionStartsNow]

Can't say I disagree with his assessemnt...I bet a lot of other people see the same thing, looking from the outside in....

But like the Union general George McClellan, the Democrats have been too timid to take full advantage. It's a party for the faint of heart. The Republicans are hijacking elections and redistricting the country and looting the Treasury and ignoring the Constitution and embittering our allies, while the Democrats are — let's see, fumbling their way through an incoherent primary season and freaking out over Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean.

Any Democrat will be a long shot next year. Without an infusion of new voters (young people, white working families, Hispanics and women) and another huge turnout by African-Americans, the Democrats are doomed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/12/opinion/12HERB.html

[DinahMoeHum]

1. To paraphrase Lincoln's famous note to McClellan. . .

Howard Dean to the DLC/DNC:

"My Dear DLC/DNC. . .if you don't want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while. Yours respectfully.
H. Dean"

:kick:

[NewJeffCT]

2. I agree somewhat

I agree with Mr. Herbert somewhat. We definitely need to get the message out about all the bad Bush policies – not just Iraq, but the environment is a huge issue for a lot of us, as is the change in overtime laws. We need to do much, much better getting that message out!

I don't mind the candidates attacking each other, as it's nothing compared to how Herr Rove will attack the eventual nominee, and these early, mild attacks will show how a candidate responds.