Memo to the left: Hands off Obama

[SeattleGirl]

Memo to the left: Hands off Obama

By Colbert I. King
Friday, December 10, 2010; 7:05 PM

Since the Democratic Party's "shellacking" in last month's midterm elections, speculation has been growing about a possible 2012 presidential primary challenge to President Obama launched by his party's disgruntled left. Talk of a primary challenge has only ratcheted up following Obama's announcement of the tax deal he cut this week with congressional Republicans.

Warning: If the Democratic left does to Obama in 2012 what it did to incumbent President Carter in 1980 via Ted Kennedy's damaging Democratic presidential primary challenge - or what the Republican right did to incumbent President George H.W. Bush in 1992 with Pat Buchanan's entry into the GOP primary - the Democratic party as a whole will find itself paying a steep price for years to come.

That's a promise, not a threat.

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Perhaps those on the purist Democratic left - not one of whom could have won a presidential race in 2008 and not one of whom can make it to the White House in 2012 - refuse to recognize what Obama has accomplished in two short years, even in the face of rock-solid Republican opposition. His supporters know better.

And make no mistake, those Obama supporters - not those faux Washington friends, but the rank and file around the country - will take note of his treatment by the left. And they will, if necessary, repay.

A promise, not a threat.

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...05182.html

[jaxx]

He took no prisoners with that article. I love it.

[atomic]

Huzzah!

[Pirate Smile]

What surprises me is the people who act like this is surprise. Oh, please. How dense are they.

[Cha]

Damn straight and they can take their verbal abuse and ...nevermind.

[nofurylike]

excellent! thank you so much for posting this, SeattleGirl!
i love this:

"Perhaps those on the purist Democratic left - not one of whom could have won a presidential race in 2008 and not one of whom can make it to the White House in 2012 - refuse to recognize what Obama has accomplished in two short years, even in the face of rock-solid Republican opposition. His supporters know better."

hear hear!

[SeattleGirl]

(12-12-2010 11:29 PM)nofurylike Wrote:  excellent! thank you so much for posting this, SeattleGirl!
i love this:

"Perhaps those on the purist Democratic left - not one of whom could have won a presidential race in 2008 and not one of whom can make it to the White House in 2012 - refuse to recognize what Obama has accomplished in two short years, even in the face of rock-solid Republican opposition. His supporters know better."

hear hear!

Damn straight we know better! It's unfortunate, though, that the whiners and criers get the most attention.

[nofurylike]

(12-13-2010 12:48 AM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  Damn straight we know better! It's unfortunate, though, that the whiners and criers get the most attention.

absolutely!
it really is unfortunate, SeattleGirl. add to that the frustration that media licks it up, since it cares only about controversy that rakes it in for them, and/or doing the bidding of their right-wing owners.

we've got our work cut out for us, that's for sure!!
thanks, SeattleGirl!

[Treestar]

They are Republicans or being used by Republicans.

None of their suggestions would run, either.

[firedupdem]

Excellent! Hands off is right! I'm so sick of the so called left bashing any and everything this administration does. I won't forget those who help the other side.....nope...I'll remember