This story (via Raw Story) is an icon for everything that is bad about the Democratic Party’s pampered, out of touch, DC based consultant class. It’s a modern version of Guess Whose Coming to Dinner without any of that film’s redeeming features:
Reception to be held at home of Democratic strategist
Conservative political strategist Mary Matalin will host a reception Tuesday night at her home in Alexandria to help augment the defense fund of indicted Cheney aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby according to an invitation read to RAW STORY.
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Matalin is married to Democratic strategist James Carville and formerly worked in the Office of the Vice President. It is not known whether Carville will be present at the event. Matalin was also a member of the White House Iraq Group.
Carville apparently has no issue with having his home used to help the man who outed CIA covert operative Valerie Wilson as retaliation for her husband’s expose of one of the many falsehoods employed by the Bush administration to invade Iraq. Why, Scooter’s just an old friend of the family, I can imagine him thinking. Why not let Mary help him out by throwing a Republican fundraiser for his defense fund at my home?
This is at the heart of my problem with the DLC crowd that currently holds sway over the Democratic Party. To them, politics is just a game to play, and win or lose, you still try to keep on good terms with your opponent. To the Republicans, politics is no game. It’s a fight to the death, and they’re willing to do anything it takes to kill off Democrats. Anything.
It’s time to stop playing nice. Time to stop being the kid who’s so scared of the playground bully he turns over all his lunch money each morning without even a fight. Time for the James Carvilles of the world to tell their wives “Not in my house. Take your begging bowl for your criminal friends someplace else.”
Or maybe it’s time for James Carville and company to stop making all the decisions for Democrats about their campaign strategy, what positions to take on the issues, and how to suck up to the corporate teat for fund raising. Time, in short, to kick the DLC consultant class to the curb.
