I was thinking of calling this post Talking Points Memo, but that name is already in use.

Atrios points to AmericaBlog issuing a call for better Democrat message control.

It requires an echo chamber. But, bloggers are probably too political. You know how too many Democrats and progressive groups in DC are — they do policy, not politics.

Wrong. Until you figure out how to win at politics — and how NOT to play in to the hands of the right wingers — you’re not doing any good policy.

So here is my contribution to the Left Wing Echo Chamber.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.