Did anyone else catch George S ...

[1StrongBlackMan]

shutdown the only real discussion that was going to tak place, before it could take place?

On his This Week show, The "Smart Ones" were discussing the deficit and (as Van Jones framed it) the fact that romney's plan would cut taxes for himself and raise taxes on just about everyone else AND policy experts have said that romney's plan will kill a couple million jobs, immediately. To which anne coulter said, "what are you talking about ... cutting taxes creates jobs!"

Jones responded, "okay we can have this out right now ... Jobs are only created when there is middle class
consumer demand to support businesse expansion ..." (It had been noted in an earlier discussion on the jobs numbers that the growth in jobs is limited to the private sector ... and you could tell he was headed to tying consumer demand to government employment ... even coulter could see the direction he was going because she went to her "government jobs aren't real jobs" tact).

And almost on cue, George shut it down ...

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. What happened to snufalupogus?

He was in Clinton's cabinet. He has been in politics for a long time. He knows better.

He is selling his soul to the corporate partisans.

[annabanana]

2. He's got a cushy berth and a ringside seat

to observe the end of the world in comfort for himself and his immediate family.

Why should HE give a crap?

[valerief]

3. He's a 1%er. nt

[Ikonoklast]

5. He is a Power Fanboi, he has little in the way of actual principles.

Snuffy only cares about Snuffy staying close to those that run things, all else is an means to that end.

He is a lapdog, nothing more.

[cali]

6. he wasn't in Clinton's cabinet

He was an adviser to the President.

[Evergreen Emerald]

9. He was White House Communications Director, not "cabinet"

you are correct.

[XanaDUer]

4. They ALWAYS do that

Bob Scheiffer (sp?) just did the same thing this morning on some other BS show when a Dem Gov lit into some Florida Repub about the lack of job growth under Obama. Not like BS (the correct initials) could have interrupted the lying Florida Republican with one or two questions about Republican obstruction.

[ellenfl]

7. saw that. wouldn't have had to if chris hayes and mhp hadn't been on hiatus. eom

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. It's all about whoring for ratings

They're so afraid that part of the audience will drop off if they tell the un-watered down truth or, even worse, have an intelligent and intellectually stimulating discussion. If they thought they could sell more commercial time by showing child porn and get away with it, I believe they would. Real news shows are a thing of the past.