In a post titled, "Suck On That, Liberals," Jane Hamsher
writes:
Cillizza: "Asked what it would mean if Lieberman kept his
chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said bluntly:
"The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but
they still
do not put the fear into folks to actually
change their votes. Their influence would be in question."
I hope this puts to rest the notion that this is all some
master stroke of kumbayah, of keeping your friends close and
your enemies closer.
This is about telling you that you mean nothing. That democracy
is a nice word, but it should never threaten the entitlement of
the most exclusive club in the world.
No matter what Joe Lieberman does, the people who are
protecting him hate you much more than they hate him.
There's that. But there's also disdain for the American
electorate that voted in overwhelming numbers for change from
the discredited Bush/McCain/Lieberman policies. But in a city
known for tone-deafness, there clearly isn't a more tone-deaf
group than the Senate Dems.
I'm done with Reid as Senate leader.
Meanwhile, as I write, a poll of
DailyKos readers finds that 85 percent do not approve of
Harry Reid as majority leader, compared with 8 percent who
approve.
Who's "angry" and who cares about this? People who read political
blogs all the time and people who obsess over politics, that's
who.
No normal person actually cares. Hell, I read a half a dozen
political blogs a day. You know what? I don't care that
Liebermann kept his chairmanship. Why would I? It doesn't matter;
it's not important; it only registers as being important to
wonkish bloggers.
You guys will have much practice is writing irrelevant blogs for
the next eight years; it's good to hear you sharpening the knives
of irrelevancy already.
Carry on.
WendyG| 11.18.08 @ 5:29PM
*Snicker* Lieberman prevails!
Just wait until Coleman wins the recount.
But I must say I am surprised that the odious and infantile Kos
made it through a post without hurling the F-bomb.
ruth| 11.19.08 @ 1:57AM
Always nuts, even in victory.
ruth| 11.19.08 @ 2:00AM
Oliver, you are optimistic: You fools will implode long before
that.
Oliver| 11.18.08 @ 4:22PM
Yawn... Keep trying, American Spectator.
Who's "angry" and who cares about this? People who read political blogs all the time and people who obsess over politics, that's who.
No normal person actually cares. Hell, I read a half a dozen political blogs a day. You know what? I don't care that Liebermann kept his chairmanship. Why would I? It doesn't matter; it's not important; it only registers as being important to wonkish bloggers.
You guys will have much practice is writing irrelevant blogs for the next eight years; it's good to hear you sharpening the knives of irrelevancy already.
Carry on.
WendyG| 11.18.08 @ 5:29PM
*Snicker* Lieberman prevails!
Just wait until Coleman wins the recount.
But I must say I am surprised that the odious and infantile Kos made it through a post without hurling the F-bomb.
ruth| 11.19.08 @ 1:57AM
Always nuts, even in victory.
ruth| 11.19.08 @ 2:00AM
Oliver, you are optimistic: You fools will implode long before that.