Yesterday's Leftovers #2 For 3/19/10: I Wouldn't

Seriously, who would take progressives threats to not vote for any future bill seriously on anything after this entire process :

But what's not reasonable is to pretend that Emanuel wasn't right in his core assumption about progressive behavior. Nobody likes to acknowledge their own powerlessness, but no good can come from shutting one's eyes and pretending it's not true. It's a genuine problem that the threats and demands of progressives (for lack of a better term) aren't taken seriously at all, and will be taken even less seriously now. Facing that problem is a prerequisite to finding a way to solve it.

So on whether it's immigration reform, or a job bill, or a possible second stimulus, or EFCA or anything else, I just wouldn't take any threat serious from the progressive caucus.

And it doesn't facilitate the situation for any real, future stand when they are juxtaposed around the word irrational by liberal bloggers.

So maybe we should just halt our Jane Hamsher wants to rule everything perspective , PLEASE.

Update: It is important to note that just because progressives didn't get key elements that would have been preferred, it doesn't mean they didn't get anything promised in the reconciliation bill.

It would truly mark an event of historic chutzpah for the Senate not to agree to it, which won't happen.