If you like Joe Lieberman, you'll LOVE the DLC!!!! Here's what Al From had to say about the midterm elections, "...That last point was underscored by Joe Lieberman's re-election victory in Connecticut, which helps solidify the Democratic Party's credentials as a broad, inclusive coalition able to compete for the vital center of American politics." http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=86&su...
WOW! Who wouldn't throw their support to the DLC? If they have it their way, EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE JOE LIEBERMAN!

I was always suspicious of the DLC because it seemed to me that their slogan was, "If you want to be electable, try to look as Republican as possible." If I want a Republican in office, I'll vote for a real one, not an impersonator.
I began despising the DLC in 2003, when Al From and Bruce Reed defined the "real soul" of the Democratic Party with their list of "myths":
In their vicious attack against Howard Dean, the DLC also attacked those of us who opposed the war in Iraq.
"...Unlike Gov. Howard Dean, we never forget to give the late Sen. Paul Wellstone credit for coining the phrase, "Democratic wing of the Democratic Party." We often disagreed with Sen. Wellstone on the issues, but we always knew he was fighting for the little guy.

But the great myth of the current cycle is the misguided notion that the hopes and dreams of activists represent the heart and soul of the Democratic Party. Real Democrats are real people, not activist elites. The mission of the Democratic Party, as Bill Clinton pledged in 1992, is to provide "real answers to the real problems of real people." Real Democrats who champion the mainstream values, national pride, and economic aspirations of middle-class and working people are the real soul of the Democratic Party, not activists and interest groups with narrow agendas..."

"...What activists like Dean call the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party is an aberration: the McGovern-Mondale wing, defined principally by weakness abroad and elitist, interest-group liberalism at home. That's the wing that lost 49 states in two elections, and transformed Democrats from a strong national party into a much weaker regional one..."

"...Not only is the activist wing out of line with Democratic tradition, but it is badly out of touch with the Democratic rank-and-file..."

http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=...

I think Wikipedia's definition is accurate:
"...Moderate and conservative Democratic party leaders founded the DLC in response to the landslide victory of Republican candidate Ronald Reagan over Democratic candidate Walter Mondale during the 1984 Presidential election. The founders believed the United States Democratic Party needed to shift to the right of center to remain viable during the Reagan era. The DLC hails President Clinton as proof of the viability of third way politicians and as a DLC success story. Critics contend that the DLC is effectively a powerful, corporate-financed mouthpiece within the Democratic party that acts to keep Democratic Party candidates and platforms sympathetic to corporate interests and the interests of the wealthy..."

If you're not disgusted yet, go here to read more of Al From's puke inducing drivel:
http://www.ndol.org/ndol_sub.cfm?kaid=86&s...

DLC: Wolves in Democrats' Clothing
by Harley Sorensen
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0105-0...
"...Mr. From would argue with my description of him, but I'd describe him as a kind of agent provocateur, a plant inserted by the Republicans into the leadership of the Democrat Party. His goal: Wreck the party, turn it into the Republican Lite Party..."