Martin O'Malley, the governor of Maryland (and Chair of Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the same state), co-authored a laughable piece in the Post today with DLC posterboy Harold Ford. Their article seeks to fight back against the "liberal" meme that the DLC is no longer relevant.
Of course, it’s not really a meme if, for example, nobody goes to your party and everyone comes to our party, but anyway.
Funny bits, below the break...
First, we have the "lament" of the centrist.
The temptation to ignore the vital center is nothing new. Every four years, in the heat of the nominating process, liberals and conservatives alike dream of a world in which swing voters don't exist. Some on the left would love to pretend that groups such as the Democratic Leadership Council, the party's leading centrist voice, aren't needed anymore.
If, by on the left, you mean the entire crop of current candidates, including Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, you’re right. Continue...
Most Americans don't care much about partisan politics; they just want practical answers to the problems they face every day. So far, our leading presidential candidates seem to understand that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. That's why they have begun putting forward smart, New Democrat plans to cap and trade carbon emissions, give more Americans the chance to earn their way through college, achieve universal health care through shared responsibility, increase national security by rebuilding our embattled military and enable all Americans who work full time to lift themselves out of poverty.
That’s right, folks. You thought the country was tilting liberal when people began pushing for universal health care, environmental sensibility, better wages and benefits for the working class. WRONG!
That’s Centrism, apparently.
Centrism is also responsible for labor unions, getting women the right to vote, winning WWII and the Civil War. Also, doughnuts, carousels, and heaven.
How pathetic.
If you were wondering how the DLC would react to being outsourced, you now have your answer. Trying to take credit for progressive ideas while simultaneously distancing themselves from progressives.
Not a winning strategy, guys.