The Day after Blanche Filibusters Defense Bill, Biden Rewards Her w/$$$

[Mefistofeles]

Blanche Lincoln just joined Republicans to scuttle the defense bill, and with it the DREAM Act and DADT repeal–both purportedly Administration priorities (to say nothing about the Defense bill itself). Moreover, no amount of money is going to get Blanche out of her electoral hole this year. And her patrons, the Waltons, have plenty to give her all by themselves, without picking the pockets of Boston liberals.

So why is Joe Biden wasting some of his precious time and political capital helping a woman who, yesterday, broke with the party on the defense bill? Is this Administration so dysfunctional it can’t even demand discipline from those it’s financially supporting?

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2010/09/22/the-day-after-blanche-filibusters-defense-bill-biden-rewards-her-w/

I remember when the WH slammed unions for "wasting their money" on Halter. Isn't
Biden wasting his precious time on a candidate who is 20% behind?

[NC_Nurse]

1. She deserves to lose. I won't miss her a bit.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. She should not even have won the primary...

[lsewpershad]

7. Agreed +1

[yowzayowzayowza]

2. No sale, diablo.

Primaries are over. Move on.

[w4rma]

8. The Bush administration has already come and gone. Move on. Don't investigate any criminal acts.(nt)

:sarcasm:

[yowzayowzayowza]

9. Don't see any criminal acts to investigate in the OP.

:hi:

[PBS Poll-435]

4. I think she can win

:shrug:

[tkmorris]

5. Maybe *SHE* can

The question is, can we?

[PBS Poll-435]

6. Would prefer someone who votes for the Caucus makeup and on bills 70% of the time

Than Boozman who will vote in lockstep with McConnell and might, in the future, affect the majority/minority caucuses.

[Bryn]

11. 70%? No ....

She ALWAYS votes against something where it counts the most ... public option, clean air act, labor, now.. DADT plus wants to repeal Estate Tax and extend tax cuts for the rich. She's the Corportist and Republicans' darling. No thanks....

[PBS Poll-435]

14. Just averaging ACLU & other Congressional Scorecards

[Better Believe It]

12. And torpedos the 30% that are really important.

[Individualist]

10. I can't imagine why a DLC/NDC administration would reward a DLC member.

[jillan]

13. He probably had this planned before yesterday.