Are Liberals Fund-Raising Hypocrites?

New York Times ^ | SEPT. 30, 2014 | Thomas B. Edsall

[Second Amendment First]

Let’s imagine that Republicans swept the 2012 elections and were now in control not merely of the House but of the presidency and the Senate, too.

Now let’s take it one step further and say that by using the filibuster the Democratic minority in the Senate had successfully blocked President Romney’s appointments to federal district and appellate court judgeships.

What if, faced with this Democratic intransigence, the conservative Federalist Society helped devise a strategy to revamp Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster so that judicial nominees could be confirmed by a simple majority instead of the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster?

The elimination of the filibuster has allowed President Romney to appoint three judges to the critically important United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, establishing a decisive 7 to 4 conservative majority on that bench. What’s more, two of the the three judges newly appointed by President Romney are members of the Federalist Society and the new conservative majority on the D.C. Circuit is now positioned to rule Obamacare unconstitutional.

The Koch brothers — recall we are still in an alt-hypothetical universe — reward the Federalist Society by directing 100 loyal billionaires to contribute to the group.

Would these developments provoke liberal outrage?

They certainly would.

But it’s not only the right that uses secretive organizations to keep rich donors anonymous while it seeks to influence elections and policy. Liberals do the same, and the press in large part gives them a pass.

As you no doubt realized while you were reading, the hypothetical described above did not take place, but something approximating it did. Instead of Republican offenders, the players were President Obama, a Democratic Senate, the progressive American Constitution Society, and the Democracy Alliance, a network of very wealthy liberal donors.

[bigdaddy45]

Wow. The New York Times even. Thats the the most shocking part of the whole article.

[Iron Munro]

Liberals are hypocrites in every way imaginable and in many ways we can’t even imagine.

[MasterGunner01]

Funny question for the NYT to ask. Obvious answer is yes but they are so much MORE! More includes mentally ill and traitors to America.

[WayneS]

Logically, yes they are.

1) Liberals are hypocrites about everything
2) Fund raising is part of everything

Therefore: Liberals are hypocrites about fund raising.

[econjack]

Are Liberals Fund-Raising Hypocrites?

Yes. Next question.

[relictele]

Does an obese infant pass wind?

[Bullish]

Liberals are hypocrites in every imaginable way and some ways they haven’t even come up with yet. It’s their creed, their stock in trade.

[RatRipper]

are Democrats fund-raising hypocrites?

Is Thomas B. Edsall a tone-deaf, libtard moron????

[vpintheak]

Good points. I am amazed it’s in the NY Slimes.
Now imagine that while decrying wealth and privilege, which is what rats do, Owebowma goes out an constantly fundraises. To who is he rasing funds from? Extremely wealthy and privileged people! The “poor” aint got time fo dat!