Let me state this as clearly as possible. Adam Green of the Progressive Campaign Change Committee is a moron.
He is a moron because he values the fight more than the outcome. As such, he's not serious, nor should be taken seriously. Why Lawrence decided to treat him as such is a mystery to me.
I guess in a segment detailing the fight between the "Professional Left" and the White House it's necessary to bring someone on from the "Professional Left", but Lawrence, you couldn't have found someone not quite this dumb?
If Obama goes to Connecticut to deliberately show up Joe "worthless piece of scum" Lieberman as he suggests, health reform dies. The President was right about that.
The persistent never-ending, never-dying Liberal/Progressive fallacy is that the opposite of bad/watered down legislation is better legislation.
It's not.
The opposite of Bad/Watered Down Legislation is no legislation.
Adam Green's idea only works if he assumes Joe Lieberman wanted Health Reform to pass. Looking back on his record, at the money he's taken, the state he represents, are you he really wanted it to pass? He voted for it, and I'm still not convinced. In the end, all Joe is ever concerned with is Joe.
"Lead more", "Fight harder", and my personal favorite "Don't give up the fight before you fight it" are all the most hare-brained left-wing criticisms that make me want to punch someone.
Where Adam is absolutely right is where he says (right up front) that he is aware of no Progressive Leader encouraging people not to vote. That's true.
But there are too many Progressive Leaders stoking and seemingly profiting (gotta get them clicks!) from "disappointment" and "letdown". That's also true.
