Apparently the narrative has been set in stone. Hillary is a calculating liar who would sell her own grandmother for an enhanced shot at the presidency. And so the netroots, like a witless, bloodthirsty mob, is required to pillory her on Tuzla in a way that is sadly reminiscent of the way the traditional media went after Al Gore on Love Canal.
I've had my issues with Hillary. I've been pissed at her ever since her vote to authorize war. I think she's run a cheesy campaign. I carry all the standard grievances.
But come on. She's a politician. You don't survive in that world without forming some kind of pact with devil. Even the sainted FDR had some questionable qualities, played fast and loose with the truth, was complicit in some horrible policies. In the name of decency can't we please cut her some slack?
Like it's not human nature to tell fish stories, exaggerate our assets, downplay our deficiencies.
Hillary and her backers are important allies in the effort to clean up The Mess. What on earth is gained by alienating such a large swath of political cousins, cutting off such a large branch of the family tree? Hillary bashing, when you really look at it, is just plain stupid. And the gleeful, spiteful piling on is beyond stupid -- it's mean. The relentlessness of it is pathological.
In the name of Obama's high-road campaign, can't we please cut it out?
Just cut it out.