Goofy

Talk about furthering a Republican theme! Hey Democrats, if you believe that the voters aren't sure what the party stands for, the first thing you should NOT do is say to a New York Times reporter "Our party lacks focus." I talk a lot about our party's lack of organization, and no where do you see the effects of this more than in message discipline. We have fifty people out there saying fifty different things, busily displaying our internal debates in public. It's no wonder people don't know what we believe!

But I guess it could be worse. If I have to choose between vigorous intra-party debates or an ideological authoritarianism that prohibits it, I suppose I'd lean toward the former. Imagine for a moment that you are sitting in a restaurant near two different couples. The first couple is busily bickering about every little thing, while the second sits in silence and eats, the husband occasionally giving the wife orders. Which couple do you think is in betters shape? The semblance of order does not indicate health.

Having said that, could we please not air our dirty laundry in public? If you're in a position of authority and have something to say to the party leadership, say it to them over dinner, not on the evening news. Don't act like bloggers - we have no choice BUT to talk in public. We'd gladly trade places with you if we could. You have one job to do and we have another. All we want is for you to do yours.