Debbie Wasserman Schultz runs circles around herself....

[FLAprogressive]

"Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), the newly-crowned chair of the DNC, explained to a Washington audience Wednesday why she's called for embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) to resign after he lied about sex while Bill Clinton and other politicians have been allowed to keep their jobs for doing the same thing.

The answer, Wasserman Schultz said, comes down to effectiveness."

I think that particularly because there was an effort to not tell the truth, I think that because he has engaged in some what I think is some very inappropriate conduct that has distracted his ability to do his job and distracted from almost all of our ability to do our jobs and make sure that we can effectively serve our constituents, I think that the best conclusion is that he should focus on addressing his problems and resign from the House.

(Good lord, try diagramming that sentence.)

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/dnc-chair-explains-why-clinton-got-to-stay-but-weiner-has-to-go.php

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Effectiveness? Really Debbie? Weren't the affairs of this nation pretty much put on hold for an extended period of time while the House investigated where the president got a BJ?

I'll give Debbie some credit......she is a much better BS artist than Kaine......oh how the "reigns" of those two make me long for when Dean was running the show.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. The unstated real reasons why DWS endorses ADW's resignation.

He hasn't raised enough money for the Party.

His remaining in the House doesn't help raise money for other Dems.

Dems don't know how to regain momentum by taking back the issue and stand behind ADW. By passively acquiescing to the issues defined by the republicans, party leaders are agreeing with their political adversaries.

[FLAprogressive]

2. Although who says they're "adversaries". DWS has a long history of being cozy with Republicans.

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. They're adversaries in the sense of competing for the same money. n/t

[elleng]

6. Good analysis, no_.

[truebrit71]

12. I think the underlying reason is he's too progressive on most issues except Israel...

...and he makes too much noise...

Much better to have him replaced with a nice centrist corporatist that won't rock the boat as much....

[FLAprogressive]

24. Yep, like a Steve Israel/DWS/Eliot Engel type.

[daa]

18. He is aggressive and has no friends in the party nt

[sabrina 1]

21. Which is why we need more of him. Grayson didn't have many

friends in the party either. That, to me, is not an indictment of either of these two real progressive Democrats, it is an indictment of the party which has move so far to the right, that none of us who are progressives, appear to have many friends in the party.

[Shagbark Hickory]

4. K&R

:kick:

[IDemo]

5. That was almost Palinesqe in its obfuscationess n/t

[FLAprogressive]

7. no kidding. I'm picturing Quitterella saying that right now. It fits.

Just add a few pauses and "uh"sss.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. I think that Dems are collectively freaked out

about the GOP's plans for using Weiner to distract them from their attacks on Ryancare, the Republican Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis, etc. and see him resigning as a quick and simple way of ridding themselves of that "problem". Of course, it's not like the GOP has "clean hands" on the subject of sex scandals (does this even qualify as a sex scandal?). Also, I'm 100% sure that GOP/Breitbart has more "distractions" ready and waiting in their queue as soon as we throw Weiner overboard, so dumping Weiner is not going to solve anything in the long term anyway. :shrug:

[BeFree]

9. What she really means is.....

.....Weiner has been a thorn in their sides because he has been challenging them to do the right thing.

Now that they have found a way to get rid of him they are pouncing.

I hope to hell Tony stands his ground. Right now I am proud of him and forgive him for this minor error in his PERSONAL life. Just as I am sure he would forgive me my trespasses.

[OHdem10]

10. Just an observation: Could she have been put under pressure

by other Democrats. Debbie is very good at telling things
straight. In the beginning she had said Weiner's problems
were a private matter, between him and his wife.

She has never been able to get the Weiner must resign message
ungarbled. When she gave her first presser, she was READING
the statment. Pressure can do a lot to people.

[FLAprogressive]

11. No, she's just trying to rationalize a ridiculous premise to score Beltway points

[vanbean]

13. Maybe she is married to Ed.

[madmom]

14. The ONLY reason THEY can't do their jobs because of it, is because THEY keep harping on it!

[FLAprogressive]

16. Exactly, madmom.

:thumbsup:

[theaocp]

20. Fuckin-A right.

I tried explaining this in another thread and had to stop playing last-word with the children that worship at the feet of fuckers like DWS.

[FLAprogressive]

23. it's sad and pathetic - they love her because she goes on TV a lot and talks a good game but she

never delivers. And when she does do something, it's always some DLC bullshit.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. Something just dawned on me. By calling for Weiner to resign, she might

get herself in trouble with AIPAC. Although there are a lot of Jews in Weiner's district (I grew up there), it's possible that someone not friendly to Israel might take the seat.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. Well, she's mastered the art of political gibberishspeak.

[Citizen Worker]

19. Shouldn't the issue of whether or not Congressman Weiner "can effectively serve his constituents" be

left to, well...his constituents?

[midnight]

22. Gee... this is so crazy....effectiveness?

In my opinion, Anthony is a bit to effective for the banking folks... Time to remove him...