Talk:Democratic Leadership Council
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Behind The DLC Takeover (http://www.progressive.org/nich1000.htm)
I think it is a misnomer to refer to their policies as "centrist" or "moderate." The policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party (ala Teddy Kennedy) are centrist by any global measure. The DLC is better described as center-right.
Some of this is plagiarized
From the DLC's Website "Since its inception, the DLC has championed policies from spurring private sector economic growth, fiscal discipline and community policing to work based welfare reform, expanded international trade, and national service.
Throughout the 90's, innovative, New Democrat policies implemented by former DLC Chairman President Bill Clinton helped to produce the longest period of sustained economic growth in our history, the lowest unemployment in a generation, 22 million new jobs; and helped to cut the welfare rolls in half, reduce the crime rate for seven straight years, balance the budget and streamline the federal bureaucracy to its smallest size since the Kennedy administration."
I'm too lazy to reword, but here's the link: http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=86&subid=85&contentid=893