California Progressive Caucus slams turncoat Lynn Woolsey

[FLAprogressive]

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2010/01/california-progressive-caucus-slams.html

A few days ago we mentioned that Lynn Woolsey, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, had decided to do a fundraiser for Blue Dog Jane Harman. Harman, the wealthiest Democrat in the House, has supported Woolsey in the past and perhaps Woolsey felt that that overshadowed Harman's consistent support for the Bush agenda, especially all things related to war, but also including Bush's domestic priorities, like the bankruptcy bill that makes life almost unbearable for so many victims of medical and health insurance catastrophes. That doesn't make her a bad person; but it does make her a bad co-chair for the Progressive Caucus. She should resign from that.

Woolsey is also on the board of PDA and yesterday they publicly excoriated her for backing Harman. They pointed out that she was "conferring on the Harman campaign is something far more valuable than an appeal for financial donations (which, given her vast personal wealth, are hardly needed). Your title of Progressive Caucus Co-Chair will be useful to the Harman campaign as it labors to give Democratic primary voters the false impression that she can be called 'progressive' in any meaningful sense of the word."


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Amazing how many "progressives" show their true colors....

[Laelth]

1. I have great respect for Lynn Woolsey. This is very disappointing.

I hope Marcy Winograd wins despite the best efforts of the CorporaDemocratic Party.

:dem:

-Laelth

[FLAprogressive]

2. she's sold out.....