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Professional Democrats

By Big Tent Democrat

Good post from kay at Balloon Juice:

It occurs to me that Jane Hamsher and Glenn Greenwald don’t claim long-term membership in the Democratic Party, and don’t base their careers on membership in the Democratic Party. They’re not “Democrats” so much as they are “liberals” and they don’t support a Party platform so much as they support individual issues. But that’s not true of Carville and Rendell and Reich and the rest. They’re Party people.

I wouldn’t expect individual liberals or issue advocates to rally ‘round Obama. Instead I would expect the people who identify as members of the Democratic Party to rally ‘round the Democratic President and broader Democratic platform, because that’s one of the roles of a political Party.

The "Professional Left" does not work for the DNC, where the Professional Dems reside. You have to ask yourself if the Professional Dems are earning their money. I'd say not.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 25, 2010 (boomark / email).