Don't apologize for Democrats

By JEFF COHEN

some leading Congressional Democrats joined mostly Republicans in backing the anti-worker, anti-environmental NAFTA.

And back then we lacked the most awesome tool ever invented for independent grassroots mobilization: the Internet.

While independent progressive media are booming on the Internet, the largest netroots political-action groups are sorely lacking in independence.

Be it resolved: In 2010, we will not apologize for indefensible Democratic policies, and we will no longer support netroots groups that fail to resist such policies.

Jeff Cohen is an associate professor of journalism at Ithaca College and former board member of the Progressive Democrats of America. He can be reached through his website.