January 26, 2005

Boxer's rebellion and Democrats' new tone | csmonitor.com

Barbara Boxer... the ultra-liberal bomb tosser from California. Perhaps she's the idol of those same reactionaries who have been bombarding Harvard's president because of his recent gender-based comments.

Boxer is ineffective and an embarrassment.

The contrast between Senator Boxer's moves and the more modulated tones of the party's new Senate leadership team is partly a matter of personal style, but it also reflects the challenge that Democrats face as the minority party after an election that left many shellshocked. They want to expand their reach into the American electorate and avoid the "obstructionist" label, while reassuring core activists that the party is not going soft.

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