Progressives Call On Democrats To Show Some Spine After Weiner ScandalEvan McMorris-Santoro | TPMDC
June 10, 2011, 6:45AM
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A growing chorus of progressives is calling on Democrats to keep their mouths shut when it comes to Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-NY) future -- and are dismissing the Democratic calls for Weiner to step down as another sign of the timidity of the party.It's not so much that Weiner didn't screw up royally, they say. It's that they say it's just not that big a deal, and making it into one falls into a Republican trap. And, besides, they say, as long as Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) is still walking the halls of the Capitol, why should the left be forced to lose one of its most ardent supporters?
It's not clear how far this will develop. Defending Weiner is not something many are willing to do.
But for some progressives, the response to Weiner is another sign of the Democratic party letting its left wing down.<And...>
"You can make an argument that this is not the best place to fight, yadda, yadda, yadda," Uygur said. "But I'm so tired of those arguments. All they ever give me is why it's not a smart idea to ever, ever, ever, ever fight." Pushing Weiner out, Uygur said, would be tantamount to letting the right wing know that Democrats are only a publicized private image away from leaving the field. That would open up the floodgates. "The Democrats will sit there and get picked off one by one," he said.<snip>
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/progressives-call-on-democrats-to-grow-a-pair-after-weiner-scandal.phpI totally agree.
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