The bloggers at www.redstate.com, as smart as whipper-snappers, have their two latest pieces contradict each other. I know what you're saying: "Well, that's no f'ing surprise." That they are idiots, however, is not the real story. Not to harp on this too much, but how is it that the Michigan Republicans can boot Joe Schwarz out of a primary and it's sending "a powerful message that Republicans should not take fiscal conservatives' concerns for granted," while Connecticut Democrats voting out Joe Lieberman shows "there is no room in the Democratic Party for a statesman and gentleman like Joe Lieberman."
Excuse the puking noises for a moment, please.
This contradiction is apparent in more places than just at Red State. It is common on the right and not surprisingly in the corporate media. The editors of National Review, for example, "wish the Democrats weren't going in this rejectionist direction, but it's their party and their choice."
On the Fox News website, after paragraphs dissussing the impact of Lieberman and Lamont, there are only three sentences about the Michigan Republican primary. The telling one is: "Schwarz, a moderate who supports abortion rights, lost to conservative Tim Walberg, a former state lawmaker."
So let me get this straight. A "moderate" being ousted in favor of a "conservative" on the Republican side is hardly news, but a "moderate" on the Democratic side getting the axe is the story of the day?
The real story might be from Schwarz's www.schwarzforcongress.com: "As a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and as a former operative of the Central Intelligence Agency, Dr. Schwarz secured an assignment on the House Armed Services Committee, where he grills administration officials on restructuring of the Defense Department and progress in the Global War on Terror." Did Schwarz commit the cardinal sin of challenging the administration's heinous and illegal prosecution of war?
Stupid me, I thought the Democrats were the one's who purged their party for disagreement over Iraq and national security.