Practically speaking, Durbin would be a much better leader than Reid [View All]

[WildEyedLiberal]

For the following reasons:

1) He is a solid, outspoken liberal. He will not dilute the party message with his own personal conservatism. I do not feel that a pro-life Mormon from a conservative state who voted for the abominable bankruptcy bill is an effective mouthpiece for my party.

2) He is from a relatively safe seat in a reliably blue state. He is free to be an outspoken, ballbusting liberal without worrying about appeasing the constant bogeyman of the "red state voter."

3) He fulfills the "ambition" requirement; I do not believe Durbin is interested in moving beyond the Senate.

My wish that he replace Reid is not a spur-of-the-moment hissy fit over the events of yesterday, although yesterday cemented my poor opinion of Reid and perfectly crystallized why I want him out of his leadership role. We need a feisty blue state liberal to lead our caucus, because they are the only ones who consistently represent Democratic values.

Thoughts?

Note: I am not advocating that Reid lose his seat. Only that he be replaced as Minority leader because I do not feel that he has been at all effective in leading our caucus, with yesterday's debacle being just the latest example.