Democrats being "reasonable" and "nice" by James Wolcott....

[Jade Fox]

Wolcott has nailed the hopelessness of liberals who bend over backwards
to be nice, while the Neocons keep doing whatever it takes to march us into
Facism while continuing to successfully shame Democrats into apologizing.

SARCASM ALERT
http://www.jameswolcott.com

This being Saturday, the day before Sunday, I have decided to lay down my
blood-stained cleaver and foster dialogue and understanding between the
warring tribes of the blogosphere. There's no reason why Jeff Jarvis should
be the only roving ambassador of peace in these strife-torn times. I, too,
wish to do my part.

-snip-

Take that NARAL attack ad against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts,
for example. I understand NARAL's passion, and the frustration many feel
over the Swift Boat Vets ads. But do we really want to sink to "their" level?

-snip-

That's why I hope that Cindy Sheehan doesn't get led astray by all this
publicity and go too far. No one doubts her pain, sorrow, sincerity, and
commitment. But I worry that if she insists on staying in Crawford, Texas to
meet the president again, Camp Casey might attracts all sorts of
"undesirable elements" that could damage her cause and provoke a column
from Richard Cohen of the Washington Post arguing she's in danger of losing
her "credibility." And I think that we would all agree that when it comes to
being the conscience of journalistic liberalism inside the Beltway, no one has
a nattier beard than Richard Cohen.

-snip-

I'm worried too about the mean-spirited way Democrats and journalists are
going after the Senatorial candidacy of Jeanine Pirro. Everyone enjoys a
hearty laugh, and the late Norman Cousins demonstrated through personal
experience that laughter can be the best medicine, but some laughter is
mocking and cruel. Today I was reading this item in the New York Daily
News that made me fret that maybe Hillary Clinton's supporters are going
too far.

[XanaDUer]

1. I saw that ridiculous McCain performance this morning

and I have always thought he was a neo-con enabling jerko.

"Dick Cheney with a better back story" about sums it up.

[chaumont58]

2. I didn't see it this morning, but I have never been a McCain fan

In 2000, even some putative Dems were agog over him. I never saw the attraction.
When Kerry sewed up the Dem nomination in 2004, Eric Alterman wrote a column wanting Kerry to give the VP nod to McCain. I thought it was one of the dumbest things I had ever read by a so called smart left leaning reporter. I quit read his blog and haven't since.

[XanaDUer]

3. I never saw the attraction, either.

Ick.

[wli]

4. we need to stop being nice and call them neonazis outright

Talk about their fascism. Talk about dictatorship. Talk about rigged elections. Talk about 9/11 MIHOP. Talk about "drills" that serve as cover for terrorist attacks. Talk about Republican child molestation.

Don't pull punches.