From the Progressive Daily Beacon:

The Perfect Tempest: The Defeat of Hillary and the Democrats in 2008

A. Alexander, August 23rd, 2007

The Democratic Party is about to walk into the middle of the perfect political tempest, which will threaten not only their tenuous grip on Congress but, too, will likely result in Republicans retaining control of the White House. In the end there will be nobody to blame, but the Democrats themselves. This is a disaster of the Democratic Party’s own making.

The Democratic Party is addicted to inside-the-beltway consultants and the Republican-like Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) - two proven electoral losers. In 2006, Congressional Democrats followed their Progressive and Liberal bases’ lead and rode a wave of support into the majority. By mid-2007, however, the Democratic Party returned to the counsel of their tried-n-failed consultants and forever-losing right-wing DLC. The Democratic Congress’s approval has been on a steep and steady decline ever since.

The consultants and right-wing DLC have convinced Congressional Democrats that they shouldn’t aggressively confront Mister Bush’s failed Iraq War or move forward with impeachment proceedings. The Democrats have foolishly heeded this outrageous advice and as a result, they have lost the support of their Progressive and Liberal base and, too, a growing number of Independent voters. The latest polling placed Congressional approval at an all-time-low — 18 percent.

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