The key to a liberal resurgency in American politics isn’t through new ideas. No no no. . . and it’s not through those 527’s either. The path to power lies through (drumroll please) think tanks!
Of course, I can’t help but laugh:
Alliance chairman Steven Gluckstern, a retired investment banker, said President Bush’s victory over Sen. John Kerry after millions were put into pro-Democratic ‘527’ groups caused many contributors to think that a dramatically new approach was needed.
‘It wasn’t only the failure to win, it was the question ‘what does it take to win?’ ‘ Gluckstern said. ‘Among the lessons learned was that to bring back the progressive majority in this country is not just a periodic election investment strategy.’
Hint #1: Quit being ashamed to call yourselves liberals.
Hint #2: Shed the wackos.
It ain’t that hard, guys. No amount of money is going to mainstream a defunct 1960’s era liberalism, though I welcome any and all attempts as the waste of money it is.