God I'm Sick of Gephardt
Next House Democrat Whip Criticizes Past Leadership
Ya know, I read this thinking I'll make some arcane praise of one guy I tend to like in the House: Steny Hoyer. But then I get to this quote:
"Democrats did talk about the economy," Mr. Smith (spokesperson for Gephardt) said. "Mr. Gephardt outlined ambitious plans for promoting economic growth, but the problem was one of coordination with other Democrats. It's hard enough to unite our party behind a single idea when we have the White House; it's acutely difficult when we don't."
So right now, I have this to say: F*CK Gephardt. The guy hit the hustings saying the 2002 elections were a referendum on Social Security. And on top of that, he managed to lose elderly voters, young voters, soon-to-be-retiring voters. And I'm pretty sure we even lost with the "sloth" voters of the world. The son of a bitch still doesn't get it. About the only good he's done me is prevented me from needing to read the second half of this Times article.