Legal Commentary

It's Not Personal, It's Politics

By Big Tent Democrat

Scott Lemieux (Lemieux responds here) misunderstands politics imo. I know he misunderstands my argument for a Unity Ticket.

He writes that "some people in the Clinton Hackosphere [meaning me, thanks for the kind words Scott] are trying to set up the argument that a decision by Obama to choose anybody but Clinton must be motivated by personal animus, because there simply can't be any rational argument . . . against it." Um no, I assume that, unlike people like Scott Lemieux, there are enough mature adults in the Obama camp who will make a rational mature decision on this issue. It so happens that the signals I am seeing are that the decision they seem to be approaching is a very bad one that is NOT directed at unifying the Party. I think that would be wrong. I think party unity is the most important criteria now. Apparently Scott Lemieux does not care about the unity issue. Or perhaps Scott Lemieux thinks Ted Kennedy's statement was helpful and unifying. On that, we would disagree.

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Hey Scott, we get it - for you, anyone who disagrees with you is a "hack." Actually addressing the argument presented? Not necessary. Just insult not only Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton's supporters, but anyone who says or writes something that SCOTT LEMIEUX does not agree with!! Yes, personal animus is NOT a part of the Lemieux calculus. Not at all. Sheesh.

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 11, 2008 (boomark / email).