Gay Conservative

I guess since we’re on the topic of radical leftist idiots, I might as well bring this one into the picture.  It appears that some left-wing nuts are unhappy with MoveOn.org.  I never thought I would see the day.  You want to believe that the left can’t get any nuttier - then you hear about this.

MoveOn’s sin is supporting the Dems in Congress in their attempts to find a more “moderate” way out of Iraq.  The article from The Hill notes -

Some activist groups say MoveOn is giving a pass to Democratic leaders, whom they say are not taking a hard enough line to stop funding U.S. involvement in the war.

But MoveOn argues that burning bridges with Democrats is not an effective strategy. Much better, the influential organization says, is to work with them to peel away Republican support for the war and thus force President Bush’s hand.

Well, it never hurts to dream.  I’m not sure that this has any implication about the demise of MoveOn, but it certainly underscores one point – the Democrats in Congress understand that extremist measures to undermine our troops don’t play well in the public arena.  And MoveOn has indeed become more pragmatic if it feels that it must follow the Democrats in this understanding.  But what is amazing is the reaction from other extremist groups.

Leslie Angeline, an activist with Code Pink who staged a 24-day hunger strike in the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to protest his position on Iran, said she dropped her membership from MoveOn after it supported that measure.

“MoveOn is very conservative,” Angeline said. “When they said, ‘We should support the supplemental,’ they betrayed us.”

Oh wow.  But MoveOn must protect its own.  I always chide the Democrats for taking marching orders from MoveOn, but maybe the Dems in Congress have finally co-opted that particular group of nuts.  Still, MoveOn regards the Dems in Congress very maternally -

Matzzie [ Washington Director for MoveOn.org] said Democrats should be rewarded for the increasingly hard line they have taken against Republicans and the White House.

“When children do something bad, you can’t always be angry,” Matzzie said. “You want them to build confidence and feel bold, and feel like they have people behind them. And we want Democratic leaders to feel like they have people behind them that if they push, they’re going to be rewarded.”

Oh God.  How much more patronizing can you get?  This whole thing is sick and twisted, but it’s fun watching extremists battling it out.  I can guarantee you that there are so many confused Democrats on Capitol Hill right now (oh sorry, they ran home for recess after they gave Bush wiretap authority).

It’s just amusing.  A guilty pleasure I guess.