Once and for all…Is Congressman John Carney Stupid or Cynical?
It is a question that keep coming around and I used to think that he was simply not very with it. But when I keep hearing that he is being used like a two dollar whore by Peter G. Peterson (and he seems happy about it) I have to assume that he knows about Peterson’s half a billion dollars applied to advocating for cuts to social safety net programs – and just doesn’t give a fuck.
I’m humbled to have been named one of Fix the Debt’s Fiscal Heroes, but there is much more work to be done. For far too long, both Democrats and Republicans have spent trillions of dollars the nation didn’t have. I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make the tough decisions necessary to put the country on better fiscal footing.
At this point, with austerity politics over, what with the better economy and the declining deficit, I have to assume that Carney is simply stupid or a Republican. One of those.
Carney would like to be a Republican but knows he can’t change parties and keep his job (even if he hates it) or win election to any other office as a Republican.
And there are so damn many corporatist D’s in the state party leadership that there’s little chance that a D who speaks for the people could best Carney in a primary.
Hope someone can prove me wrong.