Legal Commentary

Dems Who Fight For The Rich

By Big Tent Democrat

Sam Stein:

[Robin] Carnahan (D-MO)] isn't the first Democratic Senate candidate to call for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway [[D)] has said that he favors keeping the current rates for "five, eight, maybe ten" additional years. Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.), who is running for Sen. Evan Bayh's soon to be vacated seat, also has said he would support extending the entire package of Bush tax cuts[.]

(Emphasis supplied.) Like Heath Shuler and Travis Childers (to name just 2) before them, these Dems are not progressives on most issues. Are they preferable to the Republicans? Of course. But why progressives lift a finger or spend a dime on trying to elect people who fundamentally disagree with them is beyond me. But by all means, join the voices trying to run Charlie Rangel out of office. After all, all Rangel does is fight for the issues progressives care about.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 19, 2010 (boomark / email).