News Alert: President Endorses Democrat; Is Impeached - Politics - The Atlantic
Great piece from Marc Ambinder. Short version is GOP, please STFU and stop being ridiculous.
The actions taken by White House advisers Rahm Emanuel and Jim Messina correspond directly to the following scenarios: the president, at some point during his presidency, decides to campaign for a Democratic candidate. The president, at some point during his presidency, castigates Republicans and urges people to vote for Democrats. The president endorses a candidate in a competitive primary. Or this tongue-in-cheek example, from Rutgers prof. David Greenberg:
It is discovered that Obama headlined a fundraiser for a Democratic congressional candidate. The GOP cries foul. The press quotes experts saying that while many other presidents have done the exact same thing, Obama promised us something other than business as usual, and that the story—coming on top of the Sestak and Romanoff stories and “Endorsement-Gate” (see above item)—could damage him and even cost the Democrats in the midterms.
read the whole thing.