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How "Centrist" Democrats Are Helping Conservatives - and Failing America's Moms

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So a corporate Dem lobbyist named Hillary Rosen made a gaffe about Ann Romney's resumà ©. So what? The reality is that Moms of all ages have been wounded by an obsolete and misguided consensus among DC elites - a consensus that is too often mislabeled as 'centrism.' This false centrism is based on an utterly discredited ideology of deregulation and government austerity - an ideology that has the GOP in its iron grip and controls much of the DNC apparatus. The GOP has become too radical to save, but the Democrats need to see the light - and soon - because the results are in and they're indisputable. The Clintonite economic fantasy of "corporate-friendly Democrats" has failed. From Wall Street deregulation to welfare 'reform,' from Social Security "bargains" to jobs cuts for poor mothers, the record is undeniable: "Bipartisan" Washington's economic agenda doesn't work.
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OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.

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