Conservatives Defend Zeke Emanuel

Ever since the John McCain selected Sarah Palin as VP candidate, I’ve been wondering aloud about what options are available to sane Conservatives. While Progressives bemoan the undue influence of the ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats, the fact is that there are a whole bunch of people being alienated from their own party who would fit right in with that particular faction.
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Since I personally think that being sane is more important than being Left (particularly for domestic issues), I’d welcome the shift. I’m sure many Progressives might disagree.

In theory, Paul, I’d agree. (Ideally, we’d have a sane GOP, of course).

But I don’t see much evidence that the Blue Dogs care about policy. They care about being seen as further to the right than the rest of the Democratic Party, for sure. But given their support for almost everything Pres. Bush wanted– particularly contrast their concern about the deficit now vs. in the Iraq and tax debates of years past– I’m not convinced that the world would be that much of a better place with conservatives casting their lot with the Blue Dogs.

Worrying about sane conservatives is like worrying about welfare queens. Sure, there must be a couple dozen of them somewhere, but not enough to affect larger discussions of policy.

The assumption of a Progressive as being sane may be a leap Evil Knievel could not make.

The real interesting part is that most left wing nuts believe themselves to be moderate. It was mentioned on this sight int he last day or two that Daschle was a moderate. With that vision, for Blue Dogs to be seen as to the right of the Democratic Party is quite a small step!

A further suggestion: the MSM might want to get in touch with their friend Newt Gingrich – and their friend John Boehner, and their friend Chuck Grassley, and all their other similarly inclined friends, and confront them with this information. As it stands, we’re left to watch and hearing endless loops (and endless he-said-she-said analysis) of despicable fearmongering because, you know, it’s so interesting.

You shouldn’t have done this, KT. Don’t you know that you are not allowed to write anything about any conservative unless it is completely disparaging. Now, you’re just playing the ‘fair and balanced’ card. You write so many lovely things about the wonderful Left that you felt compelled to write a little false equivalent here. Swampland will never forgive you, KT.

Not to worry Neo, I think we’ll cut her some slack just this once. After all she does have those freaky super mind powers!

Oh, the duplicity, Yutsano!
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In all seriousness, though, all’s fair in love in war, I suppose. Politics is war, yes? On an entirely irrelevant and unrelated note, what is the meaning behind your moniker, if you don’t mind me asking?

Exiled, don’t worry about KT. She’ll be fine. There are other swamplanders who’ll supply more than enough lovely things about the Right, as other “inner circle” commenters point out.

“Inner circle?” Oh, yes, I had nearly forgotten the hierarchical nepotism rampant in the Swamp. I suppose this makes me the court-jester.

Most message boards (regardless of topics, politics) have a regular group that drives the discussions. Actually, I thought you were becoming part of that top group here representing the conservative side. I *was* an open page in trying to join too (as part of the Levity Group) and in trying to make KT and Amy outright LOL here. Oh well, it was worth a try. (I’ll still add to “1000 words”, etc.) But your comments do create many discussions, even if they get heated, such as over this past weekend. That can’t be all bad.

A noble endeavor, indeed, on your part, i.e. levity. I’m too bitter and cynical about life to go the route of levity, though, I do appreciate it in others. Speaking of which, where’s Pirate?

I miss her too…and she got KT to reply a lot. I asked in an earlier “Index” post if she hijacked that missing Russian ship in England last month. Her private life is not my biz, but is she burned out? There is this (c. #22.1)…
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/08/11/attempting-the-no-flop-flip/
Or did no-paragraph-breaks wear her down?

It is my hope (or just an educated guess) that PW has retreated from active commenter to mere lurker. I attempted to show her she was still loved a few posts back but haven’t seen hide nor hair of her since her hiatus. If worst comes to worst Art, Fitty, and I can just go look for her, Whidbey Island isn’t that large and there aren’t a lot of places to hide a pirate galleon there.

I created this name YEARS ago, so long ago in fact the origins of it are obscured even to myself!

I see, frustration no doubt. It’s understandable, once you began to realize that an online blog is illiciting actual emotional responses it may be time to put the keyboard away for awhile. If I am accurately informed, though, she has been known to take to the high seas for lengthy periods of time, always to return to home port in due time. Perhaps this is such an occasion.

And don’t discount the role of the court jester Neo. In medieval times often traveling troubadors and jokesters were those who could get away with mockery of even the high kings and popes and walk away unscathed. Keep speaking your truth to power man.

Righto.