Scary? Even Communists Surprised at 'Radicalization' of Wis. Dems

When a radical mentions how surprised he is at the radicalization of others, might that be a telling sign about those mentioned?

The MacIver Institute, which has become one of the go-to groups documenting the unrest in Wisconsin, has released a disturbing video report showing what one prominent communist thinks of Wisconsin Democratic legislators.

"I have to tell you," says Communist Party USA Vice Chair Scott Marshall in an online video, "that in every one of the situations that I've been in in Madison and Indianapolis, there is a radicalization going on among Democratic legislators that I've never seen in my lifetime and I don't think any of us have."

What does that mean according to Marshall? "[W]e have to work with them and we have to see the possibility that a lot of these Democrats are going to move toward more independent positions. And by independent I mean independent of the corporations, independent of the finance capital, and independent of the ruling class of this country."

So comforting, isn't it? But the most interesting question -- and one that may not be foreign to regular readers of this site -- is, "What does it say about the Democratic Party if the Communist Party sees it as an ally?"

Interesting question, indeed.