...at this exact moment in time, Democrats have the moral and ethical upper-hand, and that's an extremely significant advantage to have (duh)...and you're determined to throw that away as quickly as possible. I'm sure that every single politician in the history of the world has had a sleazy side, but could you at least occasionally tamp yours down a bit? Could you try not to be exactly what people have come to hate in Republicans? Could you do that for me please? I mean, I realize you were relatively amusing on the Daily Show and all...but there's more to being a Dem than just that...
Or as Greenwald says...
To compete with Republicans, Democrats need not only political idealists, but also calculating strategists who are devoted to winning. That's fair enough. But they also need to enforce some (at least) minimal ethical standards if they are to avoid becoming indistinguishable from the rotted and corrupt GOP tyrants who were just so deservedly tossed out of power. Rahm Emanuel seems to fall well below even those most minimal standards.
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