On Bright and 'Em

 “Having a big, open-tent Democratic Party is great, but not at the cost of getting nothing done."

     So writes the author of "Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics" in a column in today's NY Times.

     Ari Berman never mentions Alabama's Bobby Bright, but the former Montgomery Mayor certainly fits the mold of Democrats who vote so Republican that they have a wing of the party all to themselves: Blue Dogs.

     Berman argues that the Democratic Party would  have been better off if candidates like Bright had lost, and actual card-carrying GOP members had won the seats.

     I can almost hear Marth Roby's plea: from your mouth to God's ears!"

     An interesting column, one way or the other.