John Murtha vs Steny Hoyer for the Majority Leader in the House. What an awful choice!
Murtha is a card-carrying member of the Republican culture of extortion. Before he became an anti-war hero, Murtha made a living coercing Democratic reps into voting for bad Bush administration legislation in exchange for earmarks.
Hoyer isn't any better. As minority whip, he used a lot of his press availability to talk about the Democrats' need to be more like the Republicans.
All of this illustrates the weakness of the House Democrats--a thin leadership bench, the poor public relations skills, and the legacy of kowtowing to the right wing. That's why it was important to elect more Ned Lamont types to Congress--Democrats who wanted to act like Democrats instead of Republican wannabees.
Wait a minute. It's time for liberal bloggers to start "carrying the water," to use Rush Limbaugh's phrase, for the Democratic leadership.
Murtha vs Hoyer--two great statesmen and patriots. You couldn't ask for better men.
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Murtha ... Hoyer ... great statesmen ... snort
carrying the water? allow me. babies ... bathwater ...
I'll admit that on Election Night and for several days afterward I gloated and cheered and jeered. We've taken the House! and the Senate! Both! Hip Hip Hooray!
Deep down in my heart, though, I do realize that --
[1] far too many of the re-elected Democrats are inextricably entwined with the Republicans on war, torture, civil rights [lack thereof], corporate boondogglement, and some other evils, and
[2] far too many of newly-elected Democrats are DINOs.
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