oh shit, we "liberals" made the WH mad again

[kpete]

I'd love to hear it

by digby

This is funny. Apparently there were some words exchanged yesterday at a White house meeting with liberal groups:

Tensions between the White House and its liberal allies came to a head last night at the weekly Common Purpose meeting, where progressive leaders and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling had a tense exchange about the debt deal, two Democratic sources said.

Yesterday, Sperling faced a series of questions about the White House's concessions on the debt ceiling fight, and its inability to move in the directions of new taxes or revenues. Progressive consultant Mike Lux, the sources said, summed up the liberal concern, producing what a participant described as an "extremely defensive" response from Sperling.

Sperling, a person involved said, pointed his finger back at liberal groups, which he said hadn't done enough to highlight what he saw as the positive side of the debt package -- a message that didn't go over well with participants.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0811/Tense_moments_at_Common_Purpose_meet.html

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/id-love-to-hear-it.html