There's been a lot of discussion these past weeks about the direction the Democratic Party should take in the future.
Words and phrases like "reform," "centrism," "too far to the left," "values," and "national security," have been thrown around and debated.
Well here is an excellent editorial by a buzzflash reader on the whole issue, and specifically on the DLC/New Republic/Peter Beinart position:
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/04/12/con04555.html