William M. Daley Democrat Big Tent: WM Daley Warns Democrats

One thing we can be absolutely certain of is that William M. Daley's advice to make the Democrat Big Tent bigger will not happen. Daley is warning Democrats that "electoral disaster" is on the horizon if they don't change their hard left stance.

William M. Daley

Daley, was former U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Bill Clinton, and the former chairman of Al Gore's 2000 presidential bid. He cites the polls - "the drumbeat of ominous poll results," Alabama congressman, Parker Griffith's decision to move across the aisle and join the Republican party, along with other moderate Democrats who have decided not to run for re-election.

All that is required for the Democratic Party to recover its political footing is to acknowledge that the agenda of the party's most liberal supporters has not won the support of a majority of Americans -- and, based on that recognition, to steer a more moderate course on the key issues of the day, from health care to the economy to the environment to Afghanistan...

In the meantime, liberals -- and, indeed, all of us -- should have the humility to recognize that there is no monopoly on good ideas, as well as the long-term perspective to know that intraparty warfare will only relegate the Democrats to minority status, which would be disastrous for the very constituents they seek to represent.

The party's moment of choosing is drawing close. While it may be too late to avoid some losses in 2010, it is not too late to avoid the kind of rout that redraws the political map. The leaders of the Democratic Party need to move back toward the center -- and in doing so, set the stage for the many years' worth of leadership necessary to produce the sort of pragmatic change the American people actually want. 

Mr. Daley should call for the removal of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid if he is serious about changing the party for the good of the American citizenry. It cannot be done until these two moonbats are relieved of their oligarchy.