White House

One of the GOP's no-name, no-heft US Senators keeps up the intra-party, post-election sniping by blaming John McCain's loss on a failure to adhere to party principles - - something of an oxymoron as George W. Bush follows The New American Socialism and other Big Guvmint programs that are out-McCaining McCain.

If Sen. DeMint thinks the way for the GOP to win a national election is to run farther to the Right, great. That will push the Republican Party towards minority, fringe status - - strong in portions of the west and south, and among Evangelical Christians, but far from the mainstream.

Obama's was a victory based on inclusion and pragmatism. He ran away from ideology, basically as a centrist, especially on foreign policy, and followed a political patth to the White House similar to the moderate road taken by Bill Clinton.

Of course, the Obama campaign was organized far differently, so the internal dynamics and strategies were separate, perhaps unique.

But Obama proved that it is in the middle that election margins are identified and expanded, and this seems to be a lesson that DeMint is missing.

Fine with me.

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Saturday music is brought to you by Deoliver47 on the DailyKos who reminds us about a time when Presidents of the US invited jazz into the White House. Travel over to this LINK for a sampling of artists who performed for the Carter Administration. You can also see the invitation, Obama's taste in music and a few other interesting details....

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