Getting Some Backbone

It’s starting…

The Dems are starting to go to the mat…

I think it really started with Al Franken shutting Liberman up yesterday on the floor of the Senate and then John McCain whining about it, only to be chided by Levin. It’s about time BOYS!

And then Axelrod finally started venting his ire at the right source – Nelson. Now let’s cut Liberman down to his little man status.

I will take this as the time when your mother is sooo mad at you that she whispers your name, your full name – including your middle name. You know you are going down then.

Let’s whisper – let’s use their full names. MoveOn did it yesterday when they raised $1 million in 2 days to take Liberman OUT.

No more nice Dems.

I got a call from a strong, consensus building, politically savvy operative from NYC yesterday. She is always the first to try to calm the waters, to work to bring everyone together. That is until she puts the gloves on… Let me tell you, her gloves are on.

So she, I, other NY progressives are mad. We are getting our messages in through the backdoor. We are still calling the offices of our Senators and Congressmembers. But we are also seeking out anyone we remotely know in the Administration – someone that worked on the campaign with us and now has a job in DC. We’re telling them the truth – the people are losing hope and we are losing them.

Let me tell you something about working in DC, because I did that 20+ years ago. You may or may not have heard of this phenomenon – it’s called an “inside the Beltway mentality”. And it is the thing that occurs when you work in Washington and become insulated to what is happening in the rest of the Country. You are so focused on the tactics and legislation in front of you, you believe so strongly in what you are doing that you don’t see how it is playing “in the field” aka: outside of DC.

The message to those we know who work in DC is this – this is playing VERY badly in the field right now. People are losing hope that their best interests are being served in this bill negotiation process. It is time to call in some political capital – to take Liberman into the backroom, one and one, and come carrying a very BIG stick with you, scare his whimpy little self into dumping the vendetta and working for the people.

No more Mr. Nice Guy, Ms. Nice Lady – Dems it’s time to kick some ass, take the names later. Out here in the field, when you do that, we’ve got your back. MoveOn proved that yesterday.

And for those of you in the field – send the message, and then back em up when they do this because they are putting themselves on the line for us – if we walk away from them now, if we back down from this fight then we are no better than Liberman.

Now go make a call, and don’t forget to whisper and use their middle name.