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.
Murtha ... Hoyer ... great statesmen ... snort
ReplyDeletecarrying 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.