Teh Rahmmer is not a progressive

So kos tells us, among others, just in case you didn't notice.

Somehow the One- not to mention many of his beloved minions- missed this fine point of Statecraft.

It seems we being set up to think that, anyway.

Like kos, many of the more (intially) feverish of the Oborg have become decidedly unAssimilated lately. Joe Conanson:

...Every mistake made by the Obama White House in the pursuit of health care reform can be traced to the political style and ideological prejudices of Emanuel, who has sought to intimidate progressives and empower conservatives, always in the name of winning elections and “getting things done.”

A self-styled tough guy who famously likes to prove his point with abusive language and threats, he led the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the years when the party regained its majority—when he spent millions to elect the “Blue Dogs,” who have done so much to thwart the president’s agenda on health, energy and economic recovery.

He repeatedly intervened in primary elections around the country to promote GOP-lite candidates against challengers who actually represented the party’s bedrock beliefs. Around that same time, he co-authored a lightweight volume on national policy, titled “The Plan,” that explained why he believed that universal health coverage could not be passed, so Democrats should settle for covering the nation’s children, which had largely been achieved by then.

All this dubious history was no secret when Obama appointed the combative Chicagoan to run his shop. Although few Democrats trusted Emanuel to hold true to principle, many hoped that he would get things done—and that those things would reflect the progressive outlook of his boss rather than the attitude of accommodation he picked up on Capitol Hill.

Instead and perhaps inevitably, his narrow pragmatism is shaping the Obama administration’s approach to reform. As long as some kind of bill passes, Emanuel won’t worry when the corporate powers override the public interest once again. He will congratulate himself on a job well done. His Blue Dogs will boast of frustrating that liberal Obama. Everyone will get a nice check from the insurance lobbyists...

But don't blame it all on Teh Rahmmer. After all, he's just doing his job. He's a good Company salaryman.

I like this comment to Matt:

...Don’t you know that your “Manufacturing Consent” theory is just a craaaaazy conspiracy threory? People don’t really sit in a conference room at the Brookings Institute and determine exactly how the policies they write will be reported on in the corporate media.

And I’m also certain that ex CIA Director and “boating accident” victim, William Colby was just psy-opping us when he said “The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.”

Absolutely. After all, the CIA is pretty well owned itself.