This IMO is an important development. I think the Beinart book, which I am reading now, is the central document. Beinart has gotten much more p.r. than the DLC guys, though they are of like minds. Their basic game is to affect a posture of realism, compassion, judiciousness in re: interventions -- to appropriate the mantle of the non-radical anti-war movement sectors -- and at the same time get out from under their record on Iraq, which was much to the contrary.
There is still the long-standing project of marginalizing the more serious liberal currents in the DP. It waned under the pressure of unifying the party's electoral base, now I think it waxes because of the pressure to wage war against Iran. mbs -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Louis Proyect Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Neocons making a comeback <http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-heilbrunn28may28,1,1 780223.story>http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-heilbrun n28may28,1,1780223.story From the Los Angeles Times Neocons in the Democratic Party Like Kennedy and Truman, Democratic neocons want to beef up the military and won't run from a fight. By Jacob Heilbrunn Jacob Heilbrunn, a former Times editorial writer, is writing a book on neoconservatism. -- ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 13153 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len
