Moderation is not a principle

I just want to make sure that I have this right. The Democrats are without principles because they are opposed to what the GOP is doing, because they are not particularly unified, because they won’t engage in a discussion about how best to end Social Security as we know, because they didn’t make common cause with GOP moderates (who ultimately caved anyway) on the torture bill, because … because … because ….

At least, that’s the stance that The Washington Post’s Sebastian Malloy is taking. Far be it from me to accuse the Demcorats of standing for anything, but I’m not sure I get how following his lead would do anything more than lead an already disoriented party over a cliff.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet