Could you name a few of these Democrats please?

Sen. Cornyn has the low-down of the ex-grand Kleagle: U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) had an op-ed in the Washington Post today (‘Nuking’ Free Speech, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5692-2005Mar3.html) arguing against the current Senate proposal to restore the rights of the majority and end the unprecedented filibusters against the President’s Judicial nominees. But his arguments were both factually wrong, and historically inconsistent with his own voting record.

I wish they would behae like the party in oppostion, which should mean offering policy alternatives, not just obstructing the partyin power.

ANd you are correct: there is much to be gained from an airing of ideas.

I think that it will, in fact, feed to current perception amongst many in the public that the Democrats are the party of obstruction…

My husband and I were talking this weekend about Democratic strategy and he noted that increasingly they seem to be painting themselves (and openly branding the party) as “the party in opposition”.

I suppose the advantage is to make the RNC look like “those meanies” and them as the underdogs, but the obvious disadvantage is to point up that they seem to offer no ideas of their own and their only contribution to the problems facing this country these days sometimes seems to be denial, criticism, and obstruction.

And that’s a shame, because there are Democrats with good ideas - they should be promoting those people within the party with fresh ideas. I don’t mind duking it out on the battleground of ideas - we will be a better country for fighting that battle. If we’re not engaged, both parties will stagnate - I don’t want to win by default because the other party is so busy trying to defeat us they aren’t debating our ideas.

The RNC doesn’t have a monopoly on truth or righteousness - the Democrats have much to offer this country too. I hope no one wants a de facto one-party system.