KOS, you run the most prolific liberal blog website on the Internet. I read it almost daily and sometimes I post an article on the site. You did a terrific job pumping up the various campaigns for the past mid-term elections. There were times when you revived my optimism that Democrats would win. You deserve a lot of credit for the Democratic victory. However, the campaign is over. It's time to switch from a negative campaign mode to a positive promotion mode.
Here is
what you said about Lieberman yesterday:
So I fully expect him to jump to the dark side. It's what his voters want, it's what his financiers want, it's what his strategists want. You get elected with Republican voters, money and advice, you sort of end up indebted to the other side.
I know you hate what Lieberman did, and you hate the fact that he won. But the campaign is over and Lieberman is part of the Democratic caucus. It's time to stop criticizing Lieberman or any other Democrat who does not agree with you on everything. If you must criticize, criticize Republicans. Better still, do not criticize anyone. Use your blog to promote Democratic values.
I'm not holding a brief for Lieberman. Like you, I thought beating Lieberman with Lamont would be a good thing. I was wrong. You were wrong. We could have used all that money and effort devoted to tearing down Lieberman, to building up other Democratic candidates and perhaps we would have won one or 2 more seats.
At any rate, Lieberman is in and we must deal with the situation as it is.
When Democrats were out of power, we needed to provide lots of criticism. This is normal. This is healthy. Now that Democrats are in power, the other side, the Republicans, are set to criticize us. Our job is to come up with solutions to problems people have - so that Republican criticisms fall flat.
That's the Democratic task now. You, I and other liberal bloggers must now devote our energy to promoting and advancing the Democratic legislative agenda.
Stop campaigning. Stop criticizing. Drop the vinegar. Substitute honey. Start promoting the Democratic agenda that serves the needs of all of us, not just those of the elite and rich. Start building a foundation to enable a Democratic candidate to become president in 2008.