[xm177e2]

I tried to be as fair to the Democrats as I could, I want this to be something a Democrat could read without getting angry at the author (not because I'm vain or weak, but because the message is stronger that way).

I wrote the above before I saw Harold Ford was still running. You can watch his speech here (look for "New Conference on Democratic Leadership with Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN)"), I haven't yet. If you want the Democratic Party to choose sane leadership, you must support this guy.

Personally, I would rather watch the Democratic Party shoot itself in foot head. I hope Ford loses, he probably will (they talk a good affirmative action game, but old white Democrats still have seniority, they win every time).

No matter how it turns out, it's going to be fun to watch. It's a real shame DU closed off its forums, but if I were a slimeball like David Lytel I wouldn't want people to see what Democrats really think right now. And if were running DU, I wouldn't want people to see the massive amount of banning that's probably going on right now.

P.S.: Fellow FReeper Jayef came up with the nickname "Suicide Queen."

[aristeides]

Why is the Democratic Party--specifically, the members of the House of Representatives--taking such a stupid position? Why are they committing political suicide? I think the answer is George W. Bush. His enemies have gone insane with rage against him, a rage that is just not shared by the general public. Democrats will have to acknowlege this, and come back to reality, unless they want to suffer more and worse defeats.

That rage is palpable in the calls of the leftists to C-SPAN. It seems to be a given. They never really explain it.

[FairWitness]

Democrats are now at a fork in the road, and must pick which way to go.

"When you reach a fork in the road, take it." (Yogi Berra)
This is what I hope and expect the Democrats to do - to rush off in all (leftward) directions.

[Starboard]

Thanks for the insightful analysis.

Agree with your conclusion that Bush's enemies have gone insane with rage against him. I work with a couple of diehard liberals who are still raging over the 2000 election and detest everything Bush does. Its good to have passion, but you can never win with an entirely emotion driven strategy.

[cgbg]

Come on, Dems. Step right up here. The Pelosi Kool-Aid will taste so good.

roflmao

[timestax]

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[Torie]

Pelosi is going to be a very effective spokemen for her party. She is very composed, not stident, and very smart, and not stuck in the New Deal rut. The CW on this is very wrong. They are just deflected by the more entertaining aspects of the folks she represents. Of course, a leader of the House has never won anything, except for Newt, who won stuff, and then lost stuff. But Newt was a long pass kind of guy. That is a rarity, and Pelosi will be much more cautious.

[Man of the Right]

Reminds me of crap the Soviets used to publish.

What's wrong with their Democrats is their message and tactics.

[Brimack34]

I think they have too go left: Thats where the money is. With out the radicals they will have no money for '04!!

[Walkin Man]

Conservative and moderate Democrats aren't going to stand idly by while the Suicide Queen Pelosi destroys their party. The infighting that will come of this threatens the party itself, it's an existential battle for its soul. It's going to get very, very, very ugly.

The democrat party sold its soul to Satan decades ago, the rats are just fighting over the corpse now. If Ford was allowed the post that Pelosi will get, I would really be worried that the demorats were getting smart. But it looks like they will go hard left and bury themselves and we can all enjoy the show!

[Fiddlstix]

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[Saundra Duffy]

A friend of mine - a democrat - just said, upon learning of Nancy Pelosi's victory, and I quote: "My party just committed suicide." Yahoo!!!!!!!!

[Republic]

Nice article-good job.

The democrats-the elite dems who run the show and set the agenda, if there is any, that is) really do seem to hate President Bush.

I think they do not know how to handle a President who is acquainted with good character and EXPECTS the same from those he deals with in our House and Senate.

That is not too much to expect-it is just that it has been sorely missing for a very long time and the dems just don't know how to operate against a man whose word is good, whose demeanor reflects his vision and who cares more about our nation than popularity polls.

Character asassination has been the major goal of the dems since the crushing of Judge Bork-it has only gotten worse. And it is damn hard to use on our President. <p.It's gotta be frustrating for those who are willing to lie, to do anything to win, to be up against a person who is not.