The Positivity of Absolute Value

On the surface, solid majorities of Americans agree with Democratic Party values. They want universal health care, support increasing the minimum wage, believe stricter environmental regulations are needed and worth paying for, and think the best way to achieve peace is through diplomacy.

Here in this nutshell of an article Sullivan has cohesively expressed what I believe to be the democrat's problem with the democrats.

Namely their penchant for polarized behavior, which begins on the active radical side of things, is quickly squashed by people who actually think with their brains, and their ensuing silence on all things related to that particular issue from fear of being called more names.

That silence coupled with a moderately cogent mantra from the right, leads to victories for the conservatives every time because as Sullivan so brilliantly states in her article "In politics, as in most areas of life, something always beats nothing."

Unfortunately for the blue team they consistently paint themselves into the silent corner and thereafter become too timid to fight their way out again.

What the democratic party needs are some politicians who are willing to think first, speak next and when the day is done not be afraid to admit to and learn from a mistake. We'll see.