(This is my first diary, so be gentle-ish... mostly, I want to hear where people disagree with me... agreement is nice, but there are definite holes in my argument, so I'd like to see those... assuming anybody reads this.)
I had a revelation today about the Democratic leadership, especially in the Senate, and how it's holding back the party. I'm a bit iffy on Senator Harry Reid. When he shows up ready to fight, he's fantastic, but a lot of the time, he seems far too comfortable just listening and letting the Republicans get their way. I was thinking about this, when it occurred to me that he had something in common with Daschle: He was from a state where being radical could get you in electoral trouble. Daschle was from South Dakota, as you may recall, and he would sometimes use impressive rhetoric to fight the Republicans, but mostly he just capitulated to them.
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