Since no one has blogged about this yet, I’ll write a short post. Remember the good ol’ days in 2012 when Democrats were united against Mitt Romney. Back then Democrats were united against the evil business practices of Mitt’s Bain Capitol. My own Congresswoman, Cheri Bustos, (Blue Dog) successfully used the closing of the Sensata plant in Freeport, Illinois to defeat incumbent Tea Partier, Bobby Schilling. Now comes the test for liberals and progressives to see just how authentic their beliefs are since news broke yesterday of a prominent Democrat will be accepting money from an upcoming fundraiser.
From a report in yesterday’s Politico:
CLINTON FUNDRAISER LINKED TO BAIN — A source tells M.M.’s Ben White that Jonathan Lavine, managing director of Bain Capital affiliate Sankaty Advisors, will be hosting a fundraiser in Boston for Hillary Clinton on Feb. 5. Bain founder Mitt Romney took heat from Democrats during his failed 2012 White House campaign about the private equity firm's takeover practices. And it comes just as Clinton is trying to deflect criticism of her Wall Street ties while the primary season hits full gear.
I shall be off to appease my corporate overlords for the next several hours. I am curious what the response to this will be. I’ll check the comments later.