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What should also augur in favor of boldness on the part of the Dems, versus Reidian and/or DLC timidity, is that the GOP truly is on the wrong side of every issue that matters to Americans. They've been able to ramrod their agenda through by virtue of a country on the verge of a nervous breakdown by way of 9/11, and through sheer party discipline and ruthless realpolitik machinations, but they're far, far to the right of the majority of Americans on every issue. Americans want good schools, clean environment, alternative energy, repaired infrastructure, and so on, and are willing to pay taxes for these things, because that's what grown-ups do: you pay for things you want to fix. All the GOP offers is more tax cuts for the wealthy and more war. That's it. Oh, and theocracy, too. What a swell platform! Neither Obama nor Clinton would risk anything by moving further to the left -- they should be bolder, because the more the GOP carps rabidly about issues Americans care about, the lamer they look.
