Party Unity and Blue Dogs

Ellen Tauscher (0.00 / 0)

dead. woman. walking

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by: Bob Brigham @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 17:16:30 PM CST

I'll say... (0.00 / 0)

Seems like she's walking herself right off her own cliff.

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by: marchmoon @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 17:31:04 PM CST

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already over the ledge (0.00 / 0)

The fact she doesn't realize she is in a free fall just goes to show how far away the ground is.

I think she has three options:

1. Lieberman Model: Pretend there isn't a problem and lose the primary

2. Harman Model: Apologize and listen to the grassroots with geography still beating up but at least she would understand why

3. Find Jesus: Denounce the DLC, the war, and her role in CA-11 and position to lose with her dignity.

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by: Bob Brigham @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 17:50:13 PM CST

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She likes dancing on the edge (8.00 / 1)

Then and now:

You remember what she said at the end of October:

Representative Ellen O. Tauscher of California, a co-chairwoman of the 47-member New Democrat Coalition, said that 27 of the top 40 contested House seats were being pursued by Democrats who have pledged to become members of the group, which says its chief issues are national security and fiscal responsibility.

"I think there's tremendous agreement and awareness that getting the majority and running over the left cliff is what our Republican opponents would dearly love," Ms. Tauscher said, adding that this was something "we've got to fight."

(Interestingly enough, that quote has been removed from the article linked to in the diary)

Well, now it is also good enough for Bush:

Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Walnut Creek, said she doesn't know if Bush can change direction. "The Bush administration has driven past every off-exit ramp we could have taken over the past two years. Now we're like Thelma and Louise heading over the cliff,'' she said.

Hey, I guess when you have an image you like, you stick with it.

Let the kabuki dance begin!

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by: marchmoon @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 18:14:57 PM CST

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great comment (0.00 / 0)

Tauscher is a fool, I really think of her as one of the worst people in congress. We have headed over a cliff in Iraq because Tauscher was (literally) dead wrong on the biggest issue of the day. So when she whines about cliffs, people should tell her they might listen to her if she survives her own landing.

On foreign policy: dead wrong. On economic issues: she gets richer, the country and families go further into debt. On Party issues: she is like Roundup to the grassroots.

In the majority, we would be better off without her cutting deals to undermine the leadership. In the minority, we would be better off without her giving the appearance of bi-partisan cover. In fact, I can't think of a single scenario where the Democratic Party wouldn't be better off without Tauscher.

The reality being that her district wants to elect a good progressive to help Speaker Pelosi is only bonus points.

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by: Bob Brigham @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 19:23:34 PM CST

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But (8.00 / 1)

but she threw a really swell party in DC.

Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher and the New Democratic Coalition held their Holiday Party last night at Ellen’s swanky pad (which I’m assuming was paid for with her Wall Street bucks and not her Congressional salary). In an unsurprising development, the place was packed with corporate lobbyists and their hired guns there to pay homage to some of the Democrats who might listen (and to the ones that taken their money).

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by: Julia Rosen @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 19:32:43 PM CST

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It's A Start (0.00 / 0)

I just found this:

http://www.dumptausc...

Looks like a start.

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by: Airpower @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 19:36:30 PM CST

and so it begins (0.00 / 0)

As always, by the time people realize it has begun it has already succeeded.

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by: Bob Brigham @ Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 19:52:08 PM CST

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