Cannibalistic tendency of the left blogosphere?

[housewolf]

From the Bull Moose blog...

The Moose celebrates the fighting spirit of the Democratic Party. After November's demoralizing loss, the donkey has bounced back with a renewed spirit of opposition to the Bushies.

But outrage alone is insufficient. As the Moose has pointed out previously, Democrats will have to eventually offer a reform alternative on a range of issues to become truly a Party that has a chance to regain power.
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The Moose has also observed a certain cannibalistic tendency emerging on the left that is attempting to purge fellow Democrats who don't follow the party line. The latest example is the suggestion on some prominent lefty blogs to run a primary opponent against Senator Lieberman to punish him for his support for Rice's nomination and the war.

Here's some breaking news for the lefty Democrats - you should be adding to your numbers rather than decreasing them. Democrats must be about the politics of addition rather than subtraction. Democrats do not enjoy the luxury of driving centrists and even conservatives from their ranks.

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It is fine for Democrats to take a path that makes them feel warm inside and enables them to vent their frustration at the Bushies. It is entirely another matter to become effective. When Democrats either nominate a Chairman or take a position they should ask themselves "WWRW" - What Would Rove Want. Far more than most D's, the Moose understands the cunning and deviousness of the adversary. Don't make things easier for them.

more...

http://www.bullmooseblog.com/2005/01/wwrw.html

[whistle]

1. Reform alternative to racism, imperialistic ambitions and greed...

...what exactly might that be?

[Inland]

2. I agree--a purge before we know what will win and what won't

before we know what is acceptable and what isn't--dumb, dumb idea.

First step of the twelve step Dem process--decide you want to win.

[ixion]

3. WWRW?

Well, obviously he would love it if the dems continue their self-deprecating move to the right, because the further they move to the right, the more they represent only shallow opposition.

The truth is that there are MILLIONS of disenfranchised voters out there who are not represented by either status quo party. Those are the voters that they ought to try and reach, because that would be an actual attempt at an opposition, rather than supposition.

[bemildred]

4. This is bullshit.

Replacing one Democrat with another more to your liking is not a
"purge", it's democracy in action, and unless the unelected fellow
was a hypocrit in the first place you still have the same number of
Democrats when you are done.