As long as we’re talking about Democrats I won’t vote for, add Barack Obama to the list:

He uses strong tough-love rhetoric in attacking Democrats — not to be confused with a rant — not surprising to anyone who has followed his speeches and comments for the past two years.

“We Democrats are just, well, confused,” Obama writes. He goes on. “Mainly, though, the Democratic Party has become the party of reaction. In reaction to a war that is ill-conceived, we appear suspicious of all military action.

“In reaction to those who proclaim the market can cure all ills, we resist efforts to use market principles to tackle pressing problems. In reaction to religious overreach, we equate tolerance with secularism, and forfeit the moral language that would help infuse our policies with a larger meaning.”

You don’t air out family business in the media. There is a place for such criticism, and it’s behind closed doors. Nothing like a “rising star” giving the opposing party a new narrative for their mid-term ad blitz.

Previously: Barack Obama Doesn’t Care About Majority Status