Moderate Majority?
With Priscilla Owen getting confirmed in light of a moderate sell-out compromise, and even Barbara Boxer backing down on John Bolton, some people, including Keith Olbermann (at least the person who sends out hs e-mail alerts) are declaring the age of the "moderate majority." This is ludacris.
Sure, the nuclear option was diffused by rogue moderates on either side, but this atmosphere of actually getting stuff done in the Senate just adds up to the Democrats backing down and recognizing that the GOP can be a very effective majority. The "Spineless Seven"and the centrist Democrats like Lieberman may be enjoying the limelight now, but there will be backlash amoung ideologues soon (though it may have started already).
So who is creating this notion of the moderate majority? The media (who else?). Rather than believe that the Democrats are backing down, they choose to create this moderate pact, like a seperate party that acts as a moderation between Democrats and Republicans. By running stories like this, they attempt to get people to believe that there is a large centrist contingent, and that the GOP is weak and fragmented in the House and Senate. While most Americans may be moderates, most politicians are not. Don't believe the hype.
Sure, the nuclear option was diffused by rogue moderates on either side, but this atmosphere of actually getting stuff done in the Senate just adds up to the Democrats backing down and recognizing that the GOP can be a very effective majority. The "Spineless Seven"and the centrist Democrats like Lieberman may be enjoying the limelight now, but there will be backlash amoung ideologues soon (though it may have started already).
So who is creating this notion of the moderate majority? The media (who else?). Rather than believe that the Democrats are backing down, they choose to create this moderate pact, like a seperate party that acts as a moderation between Democrats and Republicans. By running stories like this, they attempt to get people to believe that there is a large centrist contingent, and that the GOP is weak and fragmented in the House and Senate. While most Americans may be moderates, most politicians are not. Don't believe the hype.
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