The Pres. Races Heat Up (On Both Sides)
By Sam Garchik
This
is getting strange. Barack Mania (at 17k in Springfield and counting)
is rolling through Iowa. Tom Miller and Mike Fitzgerald both endorsed
him, saying that the Iraq War was the reason they favored him. By the
way, I'm not including a web reference because the Obama campaign is
EMAILING IT ALL to me. So I'm kind of already disposed to wait and see
where this all goes. Can the Barackinator really keep this up for an
entire year? I mean, if every appearance is 10,000 a pop, he, heaven
forbid, won't have to go to the state fair for corn dogs. In other caucus news, there's big action up at the Caucus Cooler.
This is an honorable blog, and one I read for real news and honest
reporting. I was surprised to see that they are in the midst of a heavy
controversy. Apparently, people criticizng Romney's religion have forced the Cooler to change the way they allow posts to appear. There reasoning deserves an extensive quote: “What is even more sad is that while we are behaving like animals, Iowa
Democrats are acting like adults with respect and compassion. While we
are eating our own Drew Miller, Chris Woods and other Iowa Democrat
blogs maintain a civil and considerate discourse. That distinction
should make everyone involved extremely embarrassed. And we cannot blame
it on the out-of-staters that visit this blog, because the most
offensive comments and the comments with the worst language were
written by those who are part of the Iowa Republican community….This blog has been a part of the negative, self-destructive behaviour
that many in our party have participated in and we want to sincerely
apologize to anyone who was hurt because of that.”
For
us Democrat bloggers, this news comes as a reminder that we need to
take our role seriously. Also, it reminds us that the Republicans are
capable of honest dicussions, and self-evaluation to a degree we may
not often ascribe to them. The Cooler deserves great praise in taking
this step.
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