Real Democrats get it. Now run tell THAT Homegirl!

Daily Kos blogger brooklynbadboy makes a compelling case for why real democrats can't wait any longer. It's time to rebuild the democratic party.

Times are tough. The working people of this country are not just losing their jobs, they are losing their homes and in some cases, their entire way of life. Their dignity. Their respect. Men can't earn a decent living so that they can raise their heads with pride around their children.

Women can't get a break from their increasing burdens. Children are piling up their disappointments. Our great men of commerce are weak and corrupt. Our defenders are weathered by war, deployed far from home. The political institutions that are tasked with governing are broken. The men who lead them are inadequate to the challenges before them. It is very difficult to look at the state of our union and find it strong. We the people have got to do something about it and it has to start now.

Progressives just don't get it.

Yes, this was a Republican wave year, but Alabama Democrats have more problems than just the painful economy and low approval ratings for Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi. We had no coherent message and no recent record of supporting policies that help people.

WTF do you mean we had no coherent message and no recent record of supporting policies that help people? WTF is WE? Health care reform helps the 46 million Americans without access to health care. But DINO Artur Davis couldn't support that. Anti Hate Crimes legislation help protect our gay and lesbian sisters and brothers from harm. But DINO Artur Davis couldn't support that either. So WE democrats had a record, it was just drowned out by the DINO's/progressives/blue dogs/moderates/independents/conservatives/dixiecrats that have infiltrated the democratic party and is spreading like a cancer.

Alabama democrats, strike that, REAL Alabama Democrats aren't in denial about why Alabama Democrats took such a whipping on Nov. 2. It was the stoopid racism which was enabled and appeased by the progressive/conservadem wing of the Democratic party. Democrats took such a whipping because Alabama Democratic Party elite decided to fight with a right leaning blog and suppress real democratic voices.

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I believe Redeye is the heart and soul of this little corner of the universe. I have little to add to the Redeye viewpoint and comments because they are consistent with my world view.

No one says it better than Redeye. The links back it up!

Attacking the messenger is so creepily Republican.

Redeye comforts me!

Does Redeye disturb you?

Democrats took such a whipping because Y-O-U and Y-O-U-R-S gave them the switch.

Don't blame REAL Democrats. WE did our part. We aren't the ones who are "out of touch".

We held our nose and did what the republicans did and voted a straight ticket. If the conservadems had done joined with us, instead of being against us, democrats wouldn't have taken a bloodbath. But noooo, conservadems just had to whup State Senator Hank Sanders for his mad as hell robo call to DEMOCRATIC voters and put his "abrasive wife" in her place. That will learn them about dealing the race cared in every hand. Yessum. *Snark*

Why we can't wait to kick the infiltrators out of the big tent (emphasis mine);

We do not have time to wait for politicians to learn how to do the job effectively. They may never learn. We do not have time to wait 10, 20 or 30 more years while our people and planet fall into the abyss. We cannot confine ourselves to years and years of seemingly pointless phone calls and emails. Our people are dying. Our people, the Democrats, the people who didn't show up for this election, are suffering. We have to link up, walk into that meeting and start getting our own people in positions of authority. We need power in order to fight back. We've got to seize control of this party and change the rules so that it cannot be taken away ever again. It can be done, it should be done, and it will be done if we have the stomach for it.

Yep WE (real democrats) got a mugging, an alley butt-whipping, but most of it was due to fact the majority of white democrats would rather lose than stand with the democratic wing of the democratic party, but also I admit part of it was the fault of the Alabama Democratic Party leadership (or lack there of), they had a plan, pander to the right at the expense of the base. That really sent a message to real democrats how out of touch they were with real democrats. You know the democrats who are not worried about me and mine, but who are concerned about the least and the left out. Those who don't have access to a quality public education. Those who don't have access to quality health care. Those who can't afford to buy groceries. Those who aren't informed. Those who are marginalized and minimized. Those that understand that by the grace of God goes I.

Real Democrats aka The Professional Left get it loud and clear. We can't wait any longer. It's time to rebuild the democratic party, but first we have to kick the Posers out of the big tent before they burn it down.

White privilege and power have been setting the Democratic agenda and electoral strategy for far too long in this state. They drank their own Kool-Aid in the run-up to this election. It poisoned their thinking as it has poisoned our party. They chose to rely on manipulation, race baiting, short-sighted election year gimmicks and smearing real liberals and democrats in favor the rightwing/dixiecrats/moderates/conservatives and enabling and appeasing the right wing instead of using their time in power to promote responsible public policies. Although many of those voted down last night had little to do with this fiasco, the people at the top of the Democratic party got the result they richly deserved. Unfortunately it's the little people at the bottom who will suffer the consequences. You know, the people without jobs, homes, access to quality affordable health care. Poor single mothers and their children. Elderly citizens who have to decide between buying food or buying medicine. You know, the least of these.

You helped light the match that essentially burned our party to the ground yesterday. How do we rebuild the Alabama Democratic Party now you ask?

Clean house from top to bottom. Get rid of the posers and the infiltrators. You're either with the democratic party or you're against the democratic party, that includes black/brown folks, women, our LBGT sisters and brothers, labor and public educators. You're either for all parts of the democratic agenda or you're for none of it. We elect leaders who don't think black voters are stoopid and who try and take advantage of them. We elect leaders who are not afraid to stand up to the right wing bully's. We elect leaders who don't take a blog, I mean butter knife to a gun fight. We elect leaders who will bring us together not divide us. That's how we get OUR party back on track Missy.

Now, run and tell THAT Homegirl!