Reply #13: I'm having an acid flashback --

[Hell Hath No Fury]

"...and yet President Clinton was able to score several major legislative victories with the help of Republicans."


From a letter I sent to O back in August after the Gibbs Hill article:

"I can see only two reasons for Mr. Gibb's statements:

1) You wanted to polish your "moderate/pro-corporate" cred (and fundraising) before the midterms and feel completely comfortable shitting on your base because you are confident they will take it and still show up to vote for the Democrats come November and 2012. After all, where else do they have to go? Right?

2) You want liberals to be discourage and to stay home. Why? I dunno, maybe it's because it is easier to be in the minority -- easier to explain away why you can't get a solid Democratic agenda (that perhaps was unwanted in the first place) through Congress, easier to huff and puff about how bad the GOP is without having to actually accomplish anything futher or, worse, easier to sell out traditional Democratic values in order to get the GOP support you would then need to get anything through.

Which ever the case, it is wildy cynical. Ugly. Unbefitting a Democratic President."

Only a neoliberal/DLCer like Bill Clinton would think it a good thing to lose the House so we can get even MORE fucked by playing footsies with the GOP.