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Anybody care to give a recap of this story? It’s so bizarre and dynamic; have no idea what is going on anymore.

1. Massa crosses some line with someone on his staff. Nobody knows what it is. It could be anything from telling a crude joke to making a pass. What is clear is that it is the kind of thing that normally would get swept under the rug (by both parties, GOPers are not saints in this regard either).

2. Obama’s people get a hold of this info and attempt to blackmail Massa with it to change his vote.

3. Massa calls their bluff.

4. Obama’s people weren’t bluffing. They use it to force out Massa.

5. Every Democrat in congress realizes they too have something they could be blackmailed with (I’m not saying they are all crooks; it’s been said every tax return has an error, that doesn’t mean everyone cheats on their taxes, it means that tax code is so complex everyone screws it up at least a little).

6. The Democrats in congress realize they could be next, so they are starting to fight back.

This was a pure Chicago/Alinsky power move by Obama, and I think it will backfire on him. This kind of stuff only works when you can do it behind the scenes (or should I say, under the cover of darkness). On a national stage, with its intense spotlight, these Alinsky ploys unravel.

That’s what the GOP is doing; shining a light on Obama’s Alinsky tactics.