Last Call

I will say that having Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz lead the DNC is a major step up from Tim Kaine.  Kaine is running for Senate in 2012.  She is leaps and bounds better than Kaine and is a fighter.

The congresswoman is beloved by the Democratic rank and file for her aggressive, outspoken advocacy for liberal points of view. She’s frequently deployed as a surrogate, particularly to groups of women and Jewish voters.

“Since she was first elected to Congress in 2004, Debbie Wasserman Schultz has emerged as one of the most outspoken leaders in the Democratic Party,” Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, said in a statement.

“A strong voice for ordinary people who didn’t cause the recession but are too often asked to pay the price, Wasserman Schultz will be a great advocate for President Obama and for Democrats across the country who are fighting to grow the economy and create jobs for middle-class families.”

Democratic consultant Karen Finney, a former DNC communications director, called Wasserman Schultz “a fantastic choice.”

Having said that, A) a mildly drunken hobo in a clown suit is a major step up from Blue Dog Kaine, and B) Schultz is still very much a member of the Evan Bayh/John Kerry corporate wing of the Dems.  She's pro-choice and pro-social issues, and has been a fairly reliable vote for Obama, but she's also made no bones about saying that a Blue Dog is better than a Republican, and that's not always true.

Still, as I said, she's a fighter.  And damn, it's good to see a woman get this post.

And I will take a fighter over that inanimate carbon rod that is Tim Kaine any day.

New tag:  Debbie Wasserman Schultz.  I suspect we'll be hearing a lot more from her.