There's a difference between being good natured and being chumps. We Dems are perceived as glad handing phonies because as a national party we try to be all things to all people. This "strategy" does not broaden the base. It sucks the life out of it. We need a new beginning. We need to take a stand. The DNC should be dissolved and reconstituted as the Democratic Citizens Coalition. The DCC would be a national grassroots organization that builds on our ideals and takes the poobahs and kingmakers out of the process. Either we stand for what we believe in or we twist in the wind.