‘I Caution Some in Our Party’

Mr Ford like his big brother Obama need to go somewhere and get an identity of their own. Here are two educated guys who think things should be handed to them because they can speak well, please. You have to earn the right to be a congressmen or president but these two guy don't seem to think so. I guess they are both from the same cloth and that cloth needs to be thrown away before someone gets hurt.

I liked how Jeffrey Bartholet caught Mr Ford in an obvious cover up. While Mr Ford might read this and convince others of a misunderstanding, I think we can all read this in good conscience and decipher what Mrs Clinton really means to the DLC vice that of what Mr Ford claims. It was a nice piece of journalism to follow up like Mr Bartholet did and to keep it in the final edit of this interview.

If anything, this interview sort of depicts Mr ford as the consummate moderate who neither leans left nor right. For that reason, he inevitably doesn't stand for anything. Perhaps if he did, he may have faired better in his campaign in Tennessee. I think the voters there saw that despite all of the sizzle in his campaigns, in the end when push came to shove he was indeed transparant.

the DLC needs to be destroyed. the clintons and the DLC almost destroyed this party. They are republican lite. If Hillary is our nominee we get another DLC rule and Dr. Dean, who saved this party from oblivion and made us viable again, will be replaced and the progressives destroyed. that is what they are looking for. They are threatened by the progressives and want us to be republicans. Most democrats hate the DLC.

Whatever Mr. Ford said is his opinion. I am a registered Democrat and here's what I think.
Government doesn't owe every living breathing person health care - particularly when you all want to keep the freedom to smoke, drink, drug and eat yourselves into obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, alcoholism, drug addiction and the like. I support universal healthcare for MINORS only - birth to 18. Children cannot control the actions of their parents.

I do not want my hard earned money taxed at exorbitant rates to pay for slackers and weird art projects sponsored by the national arts council. Unless it starts doing research related to the people on earth - all funding for NASA should be eliminated.

The war in IRAQ is stupid. Troops need to come home now. All US citizens who wish to attend college - particularly those out of high school should be able to obtain grants and loans on a sliding income scale. The lowest income students should get grants over loans whenever possible and the grant caps should be raised at half the average rate of increase in public university tuition.

Being a Democrat should not mean we cater to the LOUD and UNRULY leftists. We should craft plans and programs that benefit the MAJORITY of the tax paying citizens - even the republicans.

It may be worth remembering that the only Democrat elected President in the last 23 years was Bill Clinton, a former Chairman and founder of the DLC.

It maybe worth remembering that the only Democrat elected President in the last 24years was Bill Clinton, a former Chairman and organizer of the DLC.

Concerning your interview about the Democratic Losers Council....,I would appreciate it if white people stopped dumping every dark skin white person onto the Black race.Stop giving us the garbage that you do not want>>>>Harold Ford nor the DLC truly supports the true values of Democracy.They are nothing but Republican enablers.

Concerning your interview about the Democratic Losers Council....,I would appreciate it if white people stopped to lump every dark skin white person with the Black race.Stop giving us the garbage that you do not want>>>>Harold Ford nor the DLC truly supports the true values of Democracy

I totally disagree with the notion that the DLC represents the preponderance of Democratic Party thought.
Notwithstanding the overblown opinion of Rahm Emanuel, the Dems took control of the house because the we want out of Iraq, because we are tired of lies and half truths, because we are ready for single payer national health care. Because the vast majority of democratic party members know that the DLC is nothing more than republicans posing as democrats. This writer had the honor of serving as Chief of Staff to a member of congress (now deceased) who knew what it meant to be a Democrat. At least with a republican you know what you are getting. The Clinton years were nothing more than the republicans with cream and sugar.

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I agree. Far left netroots groups make a lot of noise and drum up a lot of negative attention. Idiotic headlines like General Betray Us make us Democrats look anti-military. I personally served in the military for 6 years and was appalled when that article appeared in the New York Times. My wife, whom just returned from Afghanistan and also a Democrat, was offended as well. We need a win, and far left idealists stand to ruin putting a Democrat in office. The majority of this country tends to be very moderate, which is why I support Hillary Clinton's move to the center. Whether it's political strategy and manuvering or not, who cares? We need a win! With this country is disarray financially and socially, and a foreign policy that has alienated us from the rest of the world, I ask you, do we go with the new kid on the block? Is it worth the risk? Or do we go with business as usual, someone who know's the inner workings of both Congress and the White House? MoveOn.org, Daily Kos and the like need to ease up a little. Would they rather another 4 years of Republican leadership? I know I don't want that. We need a win, period!

More words of wisdom from inside the beltway bubble. Mr. Ford has spent too much time in a small room discussing the state of the world with Fox News analysts and non-existent presidential candidate debaters. Another Faustian presidential tale? I hope the American public has learned that lesson, kowtowing to interest groups and financial concerns is what has gotten us into this mess.

Mr. Ford makes a lot of common sense. The three things any new governement has to do is right on target. Let's get over the right and left wing of the party and do what is right for the country and for our future generations