Rahm Emanuel Petition

Dave Weigel reports the Progressive Change Campaign Committee sent out a petition urging progressives to not contribute or do fundraising for Rahm Emanuel's campaign to become Chicago's next mayor.

I will not support Rahm Emanuel in any future election for Congress, Mayor of Chicago, Governor, or other office. He sold us out on the public option and is a weak Democrat who caves instead of fighting conservatives and corporate power. We won't forget the choices you've made, Rahm.

Weigel states the obvious about progressives hating Emanuel. What Weigel forgets is Emanuel called us "fucking retards." So, I would be more than happy to see Emanuel's campaign go down in flames.

Side note: I can't find the petition. Anyone have the link?

Update: Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Adam Green made this statement to The Huffington Post.

"Rahm is unfit to represent Democrats in office," Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Adam Green said. "He's a cancer on the Democratic Party. Democrats' current 2010 situation is due to a weak Rahm Emanuel mentality that says water down real reform at the urging of Republicans and corporations, thus making Democratic reform less popular with voters than the real deal would have been. If Democrats had passed the overwhelmingly-popular public option and broken up the big banks when they had the chance, they'd be cruising for a landslide victory right now."

Emanuel has offered Obama horrible political advice. The trouble is Obama thinks very much like Emanuel. Obama is govering like a state legislator and not a man who as the bully pulpit of the presidency. Jacob Weisberg eloquently made a point that I made several times on this blog. Obama refuses to fight for anything. Weisberg used Prop 8, Cordoba House, and the Arizona immigration ID bill. Can anyone remember delivering words that sounded passionate on any of those issues? John Edwards said that Obama's plans with Republicans and special interests to "nice them to death" would never work. Edwards is a deeply flawed man but was right about Obama. The Preident doesn't have a Plan B after the charisma wears off.