Grayson Should Not Apologize. The Real Truth Is Worst Than He Told.

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36. He shouldn't apologize; he should discontinue the email.

I hate to be the party pooper of the thread, but I'm just not of the "brass knuckles" crowd. And frankly, neither is most of America. Neither are the majority of Democrats.

Alan Grayson can send you this email because you will cheer when you see him not just explain how the Tea Party's actions have been overtly or covertly racist (lots of Democratic politicians have been saying this) but go totally over the top with Klan images and burning crosses. Hey, you might send money.

And that's the problem: these are the kinds of slash and burn, attention-grabbing, broad-brush shock tactics the Tea Partiers use. And if we start using them, we'll be getting 26% favorability ratings, too.

That is my position and I'm sticking to it. It doesn't mean I think the Tea Party is any less guilty of certain types of racism that you do (though I wouldn't equate some yahoos at a rally with every politician or even supporter). I just think we need to be better than them. And I think we have important things to do, more important than whupping up the base with red meat.

Governance is not a game, or a wrestling match, or an occasion for brass knuckles.