The Democratic wing of the Democratic Party

If you're a Liberal Democrat and of a certain age, you will never forget the speech Mario Cuomo, then the Governor of New York, gave at the 1984 Democratic National Convention.  We were in the process of serving up Walter Mondale as our party's Presidential nominee to get eaten alive by Ronald Reagan, and the speech, which outlined in no uncertain terms what the Democratic Party stood for and was a stirring rebuke to all the evils that Reagan brought down on us, was the only highlight of another dismal campaign for Democrats in our quest for the White House.

Much like Barack Obama after his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, great things were predicted for Cuomo and many believed he would eventually be the President.  It never came to pass, and Cuomo faded from the political scene.  His one legacy now appears to be his son, Andrew, now Governor of New York and a piss poor Democrat from top to bottom whose political career will thankfully be over in four years.

Cuomo passed away this week and much is being made of what might  (and might not) have been, but all I know is that he was the light in our party's darkest hour, and despite the emergence and unfortunate strength of the Bill Clinton/Third Way wing of our party, the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party is still thriving and Cuomo's finest hour played at least a small part in its continued existence.

Peace,
emaycee