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Ludd Commented on Elections Have Consequences by Desidero

2008-11-11T20:03:19Z

This is troubling, and plays into something that's always bothered me about Obama's organizational strategy. He's built up this massive grassroots progressive following but it's all channeled and organized through him. It needs to be more independent, but replacing local organizers with his own people not only hurts Democratic organization overall but moves it in a direction entirely centralized around the person of Barack Obama.

That's a problem because a more independent organization would be better at 1. keeping him honest and 2. standing a better chance of being a long-term force in American politics after Obama leaves office. Keep it local, damn it.

Ludd Commented on I'm not ready to say "I'm proud of America" by truthseeker77

2008-11-11T19:47:01Z

If you're waiting for a day when large numbers of people are no longer ignorant to be proud of America, I don't know what to tell you except you're going to be waiting a really long time.

Ludd recommended Yes, Let's Put Politics Before National Security by destor23

2008-11-10T01:30:05Z

Ludd Commented on Yes, Let's Put Politics Before National Security by destor23

2008-11-10T23:32:07Z

I say remove him. After that, what happens is largely up to Joe. He could go caucus with the Republicans, but that would leave him in the minority party facing a mostly Democratic constituency in 2012 that voted for him in '06 with the understanding that he would be caucusing with the Democrats. Would we lose a vote on some bills down the road? Maybe. But if he joined the Republicans he'd be under the same pressures as any other Republican from a liberalish northern area. On the whole, I'd say that's worth not having someone as wrongheaded and stupid on national security issues as Joe Lieberman heading up the Homeland Sec committee.