Roger Simon and His Source Are Dead Wrong - RCP

[WillyT]

Roger Simon and His Source Are Dead Wrong
By Brent Budowsky - September 17, 2010

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Roger Simon recently wrote a column in Politico titled: "2010 Is Gone For Democrats".

Let's consider exactly what Simon wrote, and why I believe that any suggestion by any major Democrat that "2010 is gone for Democrats" is not only wrong as a matter of politics but a betrayal of Democratic members of the House and Senate, a betrayal of Democratic donors large and small, and a betrayal of the Democratic base throughout the nation.

Simon quotes an unnamed "source" he describes as a "big time Democrat" saying that President Obama "cannot save" the 2010 election for Democrats, and that he "must concentrate on saving 2012."

I have full faith in Roger Simon's professional integrity. However, I deplore the use of unnamed sources, because it cheats readers of the ability to evaluate the credibility and/or interests of the source. Simon's readers deserve to know the identity of the person providing such a controversial and extreme analysis which is, literally, a suggestion for surrender of the 2010 elections by the President and Democrats.

I believe Simon's source is either Rahm Emanuel or someone who works for the White House staff, or another "big time Democrat" who for whatever reason puts loyalty to reelecting the President in 2012 ahead of electing Democrats to the House and Senate in 2010 - even at the Draconian price of electing a Republican Congress.

Maybe I am wrong about the source. Maybe he or she will have the courage to disclose his or her identity. In the end, however, it doesn't matter. Many of us are continuing the battle of 2010, and while we welcome whatever the President will do, we are not waiting for him to save us, or the election, because this is not a battle about personalities. It is a battle about the course of the nation that began long before the President took office, and will continue long after the President leaves office, whenever that may be.

Whoever Simon's source may be, it would be an outrage for any President of any party to listen to the kind of advice offered in the Simon column in the closing days of a midterm election.

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More: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/17/roger_simon_and_his_source_are_dead_wrong_107208.html

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[spanone]

1. simon is a biased politico 'journalist'

[Ozymanithrax]

2. Rahm Emanuel may be leaving to take over the Chicago machine...

Rahm could leave “relatively soon,” official says

So why would he have a dog in Roger Simon's race?

[AmericanMan1958]

3. With all these Quitter,,

How can we ever hope to truly get this country back on track....

I thought Palin was the Quitter...

I am not a Quitter,,, Because this isn't about a vote..
This is my country, something I am and was willing to die for,
Our children fighting for our country aren't quitting
and neither should we.

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