Breaking: Carper to Join ‘Blue Dog’ Dems Group
It is bad enough that ‘career politician’ (cue the ominous music) Tom Carper has fashioned a 30-year career out of not standing for anything save his own electability, coupled with a Robo-Candidate mentality.
It is bad enough that Tom Carper has succeeded in this quest by whoring himself out as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the banking industry, said whoring leading to the tightening of the bankruptcy laws. Said tightening leading to an awful lot of people being forced into bankruptcy while the banks playing with ‘funny money’ get bailed out b/c they are too big to fail. Unlike the poor everyday folks Carper screws with impunity.
It is bad enough that Carper paved the way for the confirmation of Judges Alito and Roberts by, once again, setting himself up as one of the only ‘grownups in the room’, along with soulmate Joe Lieberman, and insisted on ‘up-and-down votes’ on those troglodytes.
And it is bad enough that Carper endorsed said Loserman for President.
Now he has done something that should cause every D in the State of Delaware to rise up and find someone to end the most profoundly undistinguished lengthy career in Delaware politics (OK, Thurman Adams’ is longer and more undistinguished, but on a much smaller scale).
According to this article in Think Progress, Carper is planning to join a group of Blue Dog Democrats dedicated to making it difficult, if not impossible, for a visionary president (a Democratic visionary president) to bring visionary and effective leadership to the country at a time when we need it most.
Led by Sens. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), members said early press reports of their meetings were mischaracterized as an opposition group to President Barack Obama’s agenda and budget.But they acknowledge that they are seeking to restrain the influence of party liberals in the White House and on Capitol Hill.
Once again, Carper is trying to play the role of the ‘only grownup in the room’, a role at which he failed when he screamed at a bunch of elementary kids to ‘Shut up’. And at which he has failed his entire career. Perhaps he is assuming this role to protect his pals in the banking industry, or perhaps he has become so steeped in the ‘Delaware Way’ that he is incapable of feeling genuine empathy for his constituents.
Regardless,Tom Carper is, and always has been, a Democrat of convenience. He can mouth the words, but he’s never really meant them.
If you share that belief, call, e-mail, text or Twitter Tomas Carperito, and let him know that his paucity of vision and empathy are not acceptable in these desperate times.
You can mouth the words, and you’ll really mean them!
Oops, ‘Bulo scanned the articles, but didn’t pick up that Jason had beaten him to the punch.
Still, it gave the Beast Who Slumbers the chance to channel his inner Howard Beale.
This is important, folks. If there is a true progressive community here, everyone who considers themselves a part of that community has to let their voices be heard, and to do whatever they can to smoke out this phony.
Carper has shown some signs of lucidity in energy matters.
I suppose that one must not deviate from the Obama Party Line.
It’s not deviating from the Bush Party Line that is Carper’s sin, IESHO.
The worst part about this is that Carper “represents” a district with a plus 6 Dem PVI.
Hmmm… Could this be a sign that Castle will indeed retire, and the Repubs have given up on the House seat… and Carper intends to assume the position of Delaware’s “conservative” delegate, who will have to be reckoned with by Obama?
That is some deep tea leave reading and I’m not sure it is warranted.
Tom Carper is not moving to the right. He is already there. On election day he was spouting right wing talking points, so this is just continuation of his DLC “people will think I’m gay – unless I act like a Republican” bullshit.
And yet – there are tea leaves here worth reading. My take away is buy Bank of America stock at $3.00
These Dems are saying that even if we have to burn up 500 bazillion-gazillion dollars, we are not going to let one BoA stockholder lose the bet he placed.
Sure it will put off the economic recovery for ten years. What the fuck does Tom Carper care about that? He is set.
Call your broker.
Tom Carper has decided to stand squarely against change. At least he’s clear about it.
Carper becoming a conservative? Have you lost your bearings? Carper has always been an ultra conservative. He should have an R after his name, instead of a D. We have a corportacracy in America. two parties…one snake with two heads.
Art, you say
“Carper has shown some signs of lucidity in energy matters.” WRONG, after every organization concerned with Energy worked very hard to remove the $50 billion subsidy for the Nuclear Industry
from the stimulus bill Tom Carper , working with Republican Bennet got it back in. Only a national outcry got it back out.
Carper needs to change his registration so we know who we are voting for.