What follows is a brief response to Markos' diary on Friday.
When talking about Kucinich, I usually leave it at "ugh". I've found that much kinder than actually getting into Kucinich's record. But his supporters are OUTRAGED(!) that I would be so dismissive, and they DEMAND(!) I explain myself.
Honestly, it would be better for your guy if I didn't. But since you all insist...
Frankly, I'm not surprised that establishment bloggers like Markos are trying to marginalize Kucinich this early in the campaign. I'm more surprised by the naked hypocrisy involved in attacking a guy like Kucinich for his past positions on abortion while giving a free pass to Harry Reid or any of the pro-life candidates Markos supported in 2006.
The bottom line from where I sit is that these days, Markos is less about crashing the gates than he is about pacifying the hordes as he helps to insulate candidates who have the blessing of DC establishment from addressing the concerns of the Democratic base.
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