Memo to Merkley and Novick supporters: Let's end the pillowfight
I am totally sick of Oregon's Democratic primary for US Senate.
The slights, perceived slights, and other batshit crazy things supporters of both candidates are finding to argue about has all the intensity of a sorority pillow fight with absolutely none of the reasons to watch.
Gas is at $4 per gallon. Toxic beef is getting into our food supply. Our national parks are as pristine as the exhaust pipe of a '74 pinto, Kevin Mannix is preparing to jam a $400 million unfunded mandate down our throats, and these guys are foaming at the mouth over which candidate failed to adequately trip over themselves fast enough, or hard enough, to step onto Obama's moving train?
Here's a news flash for supporters on both sides:
Usually an endorsement is meant to lend support for the endorsee. In this particular race, both endorsments are transparent attempts to sponge reflected glory from the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. Sure, Novick took a few extra steps to ensure that he doesn't piss off the Hillary people. I'm actually surprised that Isaacs didn't think of it first. Maybe he was waiting for more poll data to take a position?
Both sides suck. Opus for US Senate. Or Frohnmayer. Or Pavel Golberman.
Whatever.
The Bickering
Listen, I am passionate about my candidate and I, on my blog, make it no secret who I would like to see go up against good 'ol Gordo. But even this die hard political junkie is overwhelmed by the amount of smack-talking and mud-slinging going on between the Merks and the Hooks.
Recently, Steve Novick made comments that riled up the blog-o-smear. He "dissed" netroots by critically pointing out the negatives. God forebid! Go to any of discussion oriented blogs and you can scroll for hours through the self-aggrandizing ranters. Most of the threads are started by a small handful of people who think the rest of the world cares a great deal about their opinion. Although I am all for communication leading to political action this stuff stinks: Petty & pathetic. And yes, even I am sometimes guilty of it :)
The Bickering
Listen, I am passionate about my candidate and I, on my blog, make it no secret who I would like to see go up against good 'ol Gordo. But even this die hard political junkie is overwhelmed by the amount of smack-talking and mud-slinging going on between the Merks and the Hooks.
Recently, Steve Novick made comments that riled up the blog-o-smear. He "dissed" netroots by critically pointing out the negatives. God forebid! Go to any of discussion oriented blogs and you can scroll for hours through the self-aggrandizing ranters. Most of the threads are started by a small handful of people who think the rest of the world cares a great deal about their opinion. Although I am all for communication leading to political action this stuff stinks: Petty & pathetic. And yes, even I am sometimes guilty of it :)