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of the Democratic party. As Mark Twain said, "I don't belong to any organized political party; I'm a Democrat."

The disorganization is a fact. The fractionalism is a fact. The discention is a fact. All of these are the strengths and weaknesses of the Democratic party and this confounds the hell out the lock step Republicans.

The Democrats are a loose coalition of iconoclastic individuals. To get anything done a deliberative process has to be undertaken, consensus reached, compromise made and then action can proceed. This is a cumbersome process, very inefficient and the best way to get a deliberative body to work for the greater good.

All the fussen' 'n feuding is simply family at the dinner table and this is something Republicans have never grasped.

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