Democrats had nothing to say and said it ineptly

[pscot]

Leonard Pitts: read the whole piece.

The Democrats had nothing to say and said it ineptly, running from the achievements of recent years — the Affordable Care Act, falling unemployment rates, a soaring stock market — and the president who presided over them like Usain Bolt from a house fire, defending themselves from Republican attack about as effectively as the Iraqi Army defends Iraq. Which is to say, not very.

The party presented no compelling argument for itself. It didn’t just lack the courage of its convictions; it also lacked its convictions.

The Republicans also had nothing to say, but they said it loudly and with great certitude: “Obama caused Ebola! Obama caused ISIS! Obama is going to give your job to an illegal! GOP: 2014!”

Now the leaders of both parties are spouting the usual cliches about finding ways to work together. And anyone who believes that will happen probably also believes singing an insurance company jingle will make your agent magically appear.

Rush Limbaugh probably came closer to predicting the next two years when he said Republicans were elected not to govern, but “to stop Barack Obama.”

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[Jackpine Radical]

1. Not much else to be said. He's right. (nt)

[blkmusclmachine]

2. n/t

The party presented no compelling argument for itself. It didn’t just lack the courage of its convictions; it also lacked its convictions.

[yurbud]

3. Democrats are selling themselves to Wall Street but don't realize they can't scam their base the way

the GOP can.

The GOP can throw the base some bones of fear, hate, and the promise of more wars, and to the extent that they promise anything that costs money, it benefits their wealthy donors.

Democrats don't have that luxury. Their base wants things economically that and in foreign policy that is diametrically opposed to what the rich want. So they are stuck running on the broadest platitudes or sound like a judge trying to come up with a ruling that will please both a rapist and his victim.