News Flash: Peter Schorsch Is Rather Conservative

Peter Schorsch was a multiple winner of the 2010 Florida Netroots awards. Schorsch is a fantastic blogger, but he isn't a progressive. This post could have been written by State of Sunshine blogger Jim Johnson. It was actually written by Schorsch.

I was just about to jump on Tim Pawlenty’s bandwagon.

I mean, I was right there. I was in the top three percentile of all Pawlenty supporters on his website’s action center, built by my good friends at Engaged. I had even earned a badge from the campaign for being a ‘Super Supporter.’

In fact, I was worried the Pawlenty train was leaving the station without me. The former Governor of Minnesota had already signed up Phil Handy and Justin Sayfie to head up his efforts in Florida.

So, there I was, running down the street, chasing after Tim Pawlenty. Boy, am I glad I never caught up. At least for the time being.

How can you get behind a candidate who has yet to demonstrate he has a backbone? Pawlenty’s cringe-worthy backing down at last week’s candidate debate was enough to make any prospective supporter have second thoughts.

Thinking about Tim Pawlenty so much, I believe I figured out my problem with him. It’s the whole ‘T-Paw’ thing.

Schorsch is dumping on Pawlenty because of the nickname T-Paw. Schorsch mentions nothing about Pawlenty's insane economic policies. Really Peter, T-Paw is the deal breaker. Never mind that whole 41.4 percent tax cut for the rich and unrealistic promise of 5 percent GDP growth. Even Bill Clinton never reach 5 percent GDP growth when he was president. Maybe these economic policies appeal to Schorsch. That would explain his bromance with the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

I never made the argument that Schorsch is a progressive. Schorsch has worked on Republican campaigns. What I find amusing is that I get ripped by the blogger who shall not be named for pointing out that Kendrick Meek was a horrible candidate. Schorsch works on Republican campaigns and wins progressive blogging awards. That is hysterical.

Update: Schorsch tweeted me this response.

I am a Rockerfeller Republican, @pushingrope. On some items, choice, equality, race, I am a fervent progressive.

Mitch Perry on No Talk Radio

No Talk Radio interviews Mitch Perry about his new job as Creative Loafing political reporter. Alison Morano, Panelists Susan Smith and Michael Shaw talk about the President Obama's Joint Session of Congress speech.

No Talk Radio On Castor Townhall Meeting

Susan Smith and Alison Morano of No Talk Radio report on their first hand experience at the Kathy Castor health care townhall meeting. There were signs equating Democrats with the Nazi Party. There were other signs of President Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's Joker.



The Obama as the Joker makes no political sense. The Joker in The Dark Knight is an anarchist. The tea baggers don't seem to understand the difference.

More On Backlash to Tudor Post

My post "Doug Tudor Can Not Win District 12" is being used as a fundraising pitch the Doug Tudor campaign. That is cool. In the past, the Florida Democratic Party has used my posts for their email updates. My Tudor post isn't being used to surport my thesis that Tudor can not win the District 12 Democratic primary. It is being used for a fundraising pitch.

Subject: You want a Blue Dog?

Michael Hussey seems to think you should. He wrote a blog stating all the reasons Doug can't win this seat. And the list consisted of one issue - money.

With Doug beginning his campaign truly in July, Lori had a five month lead in fundraising. With 13 months to go before the primary, I wouldn't write off Doug just yet. I know you haven't!

Show your support and donate now at http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/19447

Doug absolutely prefers to have his contributions come from the voters in District 12!

The current lack of support and leadership from the Congressional Blue Dogs for the health care reform the American people have been pleading for shows us what we could expect from our own Blue Dog Congresswoman in Mr. Hussey's scenario. The time for DINOs is over!

If you'd like to read the blog at Pushing Rope and comment (and I think you will!) click below.

http://pushingrope.blogspot.com/2009/07/doug-tudor-can-not-win-district-12.html

Always Democratically yours,
Rosalind

Actually, I also mentioned "recognition with voters and connections with the Polk County Democratic Party." If by some miracle Tudor beats Edwards - the DCCC isn't going to spend money on Tudor in a red district. Adam Putnam beat Tudor by 16 percent in 2008. Tudor won't have Obama on the top of the ticket in 2010.

This conversation needs to happen. Do we want idealogical purity at the expense of shrinking the party. The Republican base deemed Arlen Specter too moderate and Democrats are now have a 60 member caucus. The Republican base went ballistic over immigration and lost Hispanic voters in the last two election cycles. Lori Edwards is not my ideal candidate. She is better positioned to take on Dennis Ross in the general election.

Finally, Pushing Rope is not a blue dog blog. I understand progressives are upset. I felt the weaknesses of the Tudor campaign needed to be discussed. My old spats with Stick of Fire and Tampa Taxi Shots were WWIII compared to this.

Progressive Twitter

FlaProgressive.com has become the Florida lefty version of Twitter. I wonder how long it will take for the spammers and trolls to come.