RECONCILIATION-Who are the actual "crazy" people in American politics?

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Thursday, Mar 4, 2010 09:05 EST
Who are the actual "crazy" people in American politics?
By Glenn Greenwald

Back in mid-January, a mere six weeks ago, Grayson went on Hardball and advocated that the Democrats pass health care reform through reconciliation, which would enable them to avoid a GOP filibuster. But back then, all Serious People (i.e., dutiful Party Loyalists) insisted that the mere suggestion was crazy . . . Now that Party Leaders have embraced reconciliation, it's been magically and instantly transformed from Crazy Fringe Loser Talk into Serious, Sane, Responsible Advocacy -- all within a matter of weeks.

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...Now that Party Leaders have embraced reconciliation, it's been magically and instantly transformed from Crazy Fringe Loser Talk into Serious, Sane, Responsible Advocacy -- all within a matter of weeks. That's virtually always how the "Crazy" label works: as a means of marginalizing those who advocate ideas that the Washington Establishment rejects.

more:
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/03/04/crazy/index.html
via:
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2010/3/4/141319/5751