James Carville can kiss my ass
I find this disgusting. James Carville and Stan Greenberg are going after Howard Dean. (video.)
If for a minute I believed they were doing this for the betterment of the Democratic Party, I would be more forgiving, but they're not.
They saw a wave of populism in that last election and it scared them. It's the same wave that Howard Dean harnessed in 2004 that brought all of these new Democrats into power, and Carville doesn't want that.
What Carville wants is to seize control of the party apparatus so that he can try to shape the party for his '08 candidate Hillary Clinton. That's why the Dem success in his view is only attributable to Rahm Emanuel, former Clinton official and prodigious fundraiser.
They're trying to shortcircuit the rise of populists like Obama and Edwards.
So, Carville is trying to drum up a fight about the '08 race at this critical time when Democrats are trying to show their effectiveness to the American people.
Now is not the time, Carville, so shut the hell up.
If for a minute I believed they were doing this for the betterment of the Democratic Party, I would be more forgiving, but they're not.
They saw a wave of populism in that last election and it scared them. It's the same wave that Howard Dean harnessed in 2004 that brought all of these new Democrats into power, and Carville doesn't want that.
What Carville wants is to seize control of the party apparatus so that he can try to shape the party for his '08 candidate Hillary Clinton. That's why the Dem success in his view is only attributable to Rahm Emanuel, former Clinton official and prodigious fundraiser.
They're trying to shortcircuit the rise of populists like Obama and Edwards.
So, Carville is trying to drum up a fight about the '08 race at this critical time when Democrats are trying to show their effectiveness to the American people.
Now is not the time, Carville, so shut the hell up.
posted by mikevotes at
9:18 PM
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It's only because that wave of populism that they saw was still a far-left fringe and they know they can't go there without losing the middle.
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Brass Pear, at 9:10 AM
The Clinton cadre has always looked with disdain on the populist Democrats, so I'd buy that as an argument.
But, my gut tells me this is more about seizing control of the party apparatus to promote Hillary Clinton and short circuit the populist rise of Obama.
(And, it's been awhile so you've dropped by, Leo. It's good to hear from you.)
Mike
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mikevotes, at 9:18 AM
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