Democrats fear to oppose Alberto “torture’s fine by me” Gonzales
Dave Johnson at Seeing the Forest has a questionf or those Democrats failing to oppose Gonzales’ nomination:
What do you get out of failing to oppose Gonzales’ nomination? Is it that you’re afraid that Rush Limbaugh is going to say bad things about you if you oppose him? Are you worried about how the media will portray you, maybe say you are “obstructionist?” Are you afraid that you’ll be portrayed as “anti-Hispanic?”
Here’s what I think YOU don’t get: THIS IS ALL GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO! Rush Limbaugh IS going to say bad things about you. The Right-wing echo-chamber WILL portray you as obstructionist. They WILL portray you as anti-Hispanic. THEY WILL DO AND SAY THESE THINGS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO! And, the irony is, these past several years have shown that the more you cozy up to their side, the more they will do this to you, because it shows them that you think you are vulnerable and afraid of your constituents. This is their strategy of strategic lies, and the way you are going to get past it is by embracing truth and righteousness instead of worrying about how you will be “portrayed.” The “portrayal game” is over and you lost. Get past that. Start doing the RIGHT thing and the truth of your righteous acts will shine through the fog. Your constituents want “tough and principled.”