Wanted: Democratic Ass-Kickers

Molly Ivins has some strong words for spineless Democrats-

Every Democrat I talk to is appalled at the sheer gutlessness and spinelessness of the Democratic performance. The party is still cringing at the thought of being called, ooh-ooh, “unpatriotic” by a bunch of rightwingers.

Take “unpatriotic” and shove it. How dare they do this to our country? “Unpatriotic”? These people have ruined the American military! Not to mention the economy, the middle class, and our reputation in the world. Everything they touch turns to dirt, including Medicare prescription drugs and hurricane relief.

This is not a time for a candidate who will offend no one; it is time for a candidate who takes clear stands and kicks ass.

Daaaaamnnn! Me likes! We do need some Democratic ass-kickers. Russ Feingold can be counted on. DC Democrat darlings like Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman cannot be counted for ass kicking, but rather ass kissing. The Democrats are doing very well in polls about the midterm elections (in the lead in many)... imagine how much better they'd be doing if they actually got out there and pulled the curtain on what most Americans are already figuring out themselves... the Republicans have been taking a collective dump on this country for years now.

Fuck the Carville focus-group-tested bullshit... Give us something genuine and this elections is yours.

Harry Shearer has a similar blog post-
What's Wrong with the Dems?

Finally, Slate has two articles on this issue- one positive, one not so much:
-The Three Stooges (Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Howard Dean)

-Democratic Daydream-
Can the party match the 1994 GOP takeover?