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Losing the Middle: Democrats' Discontent
« on: August 27, 2010, 05:30:03 PM »
Losing the Middle: Democrats' Discontent
                                       


 Rich Lowry, New York Post
The frustrations of minority status can drive a political party batty.The temptation is to substitute belligerence for thought, insist on a self-destructive purity, lash out at the American public, and question the wisdom and viability of the country's institutions. Indulging in these tendencies almost always makes a party's position worse rather than better. Receive news alertsThe Obama Democrats may be the first party to engage in this self-defeating behavior - borne of a frustrated desperation - while holding the presidency and both houses of Congress by substantial margins....

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