http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/03/on-beds-made/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:33:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/03/on-beds-made/comment-page-1/#comment-53551 Blue Crab Boulevard » The Democrats Big Chance! Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:49:39 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/03/on-beds-made/#comment-53551 [...] The Democrats in the Congress have a chance to show real leadership and to solve one of their biggest problems all at once. That's right, they really can make a difference. As they found out just the other day, playing doctor can be dangerous. As in Doctor Frankenstein. When you build and unleash a monster it can turn on you at any moment. So it was on Wednesday of this week when Cindy Sheehan and her pals drove Rahm Emanuel away from the microphones and killed a Democratic party press conference. [...] [...] The Democrats in the Congress have a chance to show real leadership and to solve one of their biggest problems all at once. That's right, they really can make a difference. As they found out just the other day, playing doctor can be dangerous. As in Doctor Frankenstein. When you build and unleash a monster it can turn on you at any moment. So it was on Wednesday of this week when Cindy Sheehan and her pals drove Rahm Emanuel away from the microphones and killed a Democratic party press conference. [...]

]]> http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/03/on-beds-made/comment-page-1/#comment-53382 Blue Crab Boulevard » Turn Your Attention To The Center Ring Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:58:46 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/03/on-beds-made/#comment-53382 [...] You should read the story just to understand how the national party abandoned the candidate that could have easily knocked Jefferson out of his seat. They chose to ignore Karen Carter, instead. The WaPo puts the responsibility mostly at the feet of Pelosi, fastening the Jefferson albatross firmly to the new Speaker. I'm thinking that this sort of coverage is going to become more common in the next few months. Does it mean that the press is becoming less biased? Hardly. What it likely indicates is a power struggle within the Democratic party. The more centrist DLC Democrats versus the fringe elements who believe they have a right to shout down anyone who doesn't bow to them, including Democrats. As Karen Carter puts it later in the article: "I kept saying: 'This is the culture of corruption, and you can help stop it,' " Carter said. "They chose to ignore me. If the leadership had made a clear statement that this kind of behavior was unacceptable, maybe they wouldn't have to deal with him anymore." [...] [...] You should read the story just to understand how the national party abandoned the candidate that could have easily knocked Jefferson out of his seat. They chose to ignore Karen Carter, instead. The WaPo puts the responsibility mostly at the feet of Pelosi, fastening the Jefferson albatross firmly to the new Speaker. I'm thinking that this sort of coverage is going to become more common in the next few months. Does it mean that the press is becoming less biased? Hardly. What it likely indicates is a power struggle within the Democratic party. The more centrist DLC Democrats versus the fringe elements who believe they have a right to shout down anyone who doesn't bow to them, including Democrats. As Karen Carter puts it later in the article: "I kept saying: 'This is the culture of corruption, and you can help stop it,' " Carter said. "They chose to ignore me. If the leadership had made a clear statement that this kind of behavior was unacceptable, maybe they wouldn't have to deal with him anymore." [...]

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