The traditional view, especially from folks on the online left, is that Hillary Clinton is the play it safe centrist while Obama is the progressive fighter.
But the mostly symbolic, silly and time-wasting vote on MoveOn did have an effect. Sen. Clinton and Dodd voted against stupidity (Let me know when the senate votes to condemn pro-administration outlets like Rush Limbaugh – who regularly slurs women, minorities and anyone not on the left while calling for torture and the like. He makes anything intemperate MoveOn has ever said or endorsed look like a southern belle at the spring formal. I wonder when we’ll have a single Democratic senator with the balls to push a resolution condemning Limbaugh & Co.) while Sen. Obama simply didn’t show up.
Sure, he sent out a press release trying to position himself above it, but I’m sorry – you chickened out. You’re running for president, sir, not president of Kumbaya.
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It is truly weird when you look at it. The “safe” electible candidate, a southern white guy who won’t scare off the bigots is THE most liberal of the viable contestants. Jesse Jackson harps on the black guy, and the lady who’s the most centrist/conservative of the Dems is painted by the wingnuts as the second coming of Lenin.
Strange days.
You’re in excellent company tonight Oliver. I just finished listening to Rachel Maddow make the Kumbaya connection.
Ahh, bullshit. Obama did not chicken out. It’s a stupid waste of time and you know it.