We will never make progress by whining about what we’re against. It is high time to say what we’re for, what we stand for, and above all, what we plan to do. (Chicago Sun-Times)
TRANSLATION:
We don’t need any “master plan” bullshit, but we do want to add to the media story-line that this is like 1994 and putting out stuff like this helps add to our sense of inevitability.
Democrats agreed to shake up tradition Saturday by wedging Nevada between Iowa’s leadoff caucuses and the New Hampshire primary in the 2008 presidential nominating calendar and adding South Carolina soon afterward. (Washington Post)
TRANSLATION:
You white boys gave us John Kerry. Now you’re going to pay for your mistake.
“Well, if I were Joe and I was running as an independent, that’s what I’d say, too,” Clinton said. “But that’s not quite right. That is, there were almost no Democrats who agreed with his position, which was, ‘I want to attack Iraq whether or not they have weapons of mass destruction.’” (ABC News)
TRANSLATION:
Stop trying to hang on to my political coattails like a leach Joe. I won’t be dragged down just because you’re too stupid. Last time I do a charity apperance for an old friend…
Democrats are going for broke by attacking Bush/Republicans on terrorism. Either its going to backfire as another politically tone-deaf defeat, or its going to win them the House of Representatives in November.
“I am going to work for the Democratic nominee…I contributed to him as of today. And I told him that I would do whatever I can and whatever he wants me to do to help him in his election.’’ (New York Times)
TRANSLATION:
I will only put forth enough effort for Lamont to shut the netroots up.
If Lieberman hadn’t made the decision to run as an independent if he lost the Democratic nomination, he would have beat Ned Lamont.
“Families still dream of a land of opportunity. With your vote this evening, we’re going to start to make your dreams come true.’’ (New York Times)
TRANSLATION:
Nothing like a come-from-nowhere primary victory to make you say crazy, general promises that would sound disingenuous any other night.
“As I see it in this campaign, we just finished the finished the first half and the Lamont team is ahead…but in the second half, our team — Team Connecticut — is going to surge forward to victory in November.” (New York Times)
TRANSLATION:
I need to set the CW/dynamic early that I have a right to challenge Lamont in the general election. Only losing by 4 helps me justify that, although it doesn’t help that there was such high turnout.
If Lieberman loses today it will hurt the standing in the Democratic party of both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Call them liberal, call them conservative, call them triangulators, just don’t call them losers…
“We’ve said from the beginning that we’ll look for ways to change and improve the system, and we remain committed to doing that,” Ottenhoff said in an e-mail message Monday. She would not respond to specific followup questions. (Chicago Tribune)
TRANSLATION:
It’s the old bait and switch. You do really corrupt/illegal things, gain advantages from that, and then “clean” everything up and look like a reformer. Millions of dollars more than Topinka says it’ll work.
