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John Hall: Condemn Rush Limbaugh
In the last few days, a tidal wave of condemnation has crashed over Congressional Democrats, following the asinine votes to condemn MoveOn.org in both chambers; TDG's take is here, and it wasn't pretty.
But it's too late, the idiocy has been read into the Congressional Record and thereby the history books, where it will stand imperishable until the end of days, unless Congress strikes it.
So what to do? John Hall, NY-19, has a moderately creative approach that should do something to quiet the base; a resolution to condemn Rush Limbaugh, noted drug addict and radio host.
Okay, fine. Condemn the man, and God alone knows that he deserves it many times over. But here's the thing: have the Democrats even learned their lesson from this? Do they understand that they're not supposed to help the republicans when these happen to be suckerpunching their allies?
And above all, do they get, at a deep and visceral level, that the anger over this vote was more pronounced because it was a last straw piled on failure after failure after failure?
We shall see. Me, I remain warily hopeful.
Not Enough
Besides that they never should have allowed the MoveOn ad to come to a congressional vote, they should also vote to condemn Bill O'Reilly for his statement about Sylvia's Restaurant and the people who were there to enjoy an evening meal.
Let them strike the MoveOn vote from the Congressional Record, its disgusting and makes me ashamed that I helped elect this Democratic Congress.
I take no pleasure,
but considerable confusion, in reporting that Rep. Hall voted for the MoveOn resolution. Is he offering tit for tat as a way to make it up to us? I would much prefer either an explanation of why an otherwise staunch defender of progressive values cast that vote, or an admission that it was a mistake, and an apology. We're all human, after all.
Yep
Same with Jerry McNerney in California. Both were heavily helpd by MoveOn.org in 2006.
Look, both Hall and McNerney are good people. But they made a serious error in judgement in siding with a Republican smear against MoveOn.org over an ad that was basically factually based. I, too, would appreciate some explanation from these gentlemen for why they think we should remain loyal to them when they are not so loyal to us (I am a MoveOn.org supporter almost from their inception). They are, of course, entitled to their opinion regarding the MoveOn.org ad. But I am also entitled to feel that they have fallen into a pretty obvious trap set by the Republicans and they should have known better. If they wanted to criticize the ad, fine. But they should have said straight out that it was a waste of the Senate's time to posture over an ad when they have far better things to worry about like getting our troops out of the Iraq quagmire.
John Hall, you know we backed you. But now we feel you need to realize that when you condemn MoveOn.org you condemn us.