Reply #32: standing for something [View All]

implicit in the DLC argument was the very sad admission that they are focussed so much on "winning" that they end up standing for nothing ...

to be sure, there are political implications to every position ... but to criticize those who opposed the Iraq invasion for furthering the meme that Democrats are weak on defense is nonsense ... is the DLC's "macho mantra" really more important than making the right choices when war hangs in the balance ...

why must they assume that the left would oppose all war no matter what?? i believe many on the left are not pacifists ... i would support a war if this country were confronted with an "imminent threat" ... but to suggest we should not oppose the war in Iraq because we would be seen as "sissies" shows the total moral bankruptcy of the DLC ...

people on the left want to win too but not at the cost of selling out our core understanding of right and wrong ... and now the DLC things we need to focus more on "values"; i'd question whether "winning at any cost" will be a value American voters will respect ...