‘“Eric Massa is a brilliant, audacious snake.”
He ain’t fooling FReepers, and I doubt he is fooling any talk show guys either. He is a useful idiot, and WE will play him, not the other way around ;-)
This author is an idiot.’
Two dynamics are at work here. Massa is both protecting himself with this tactic, and he is engaging in “catch back” against Emmanuel and Pelosi, who he believes threw him under the bus.
The second dynamic is the reaction of Rush, Beck, et al. They are not praising the guy. They are using him to unilaterally disarm Emmanuel and the “Chicago way”. Any vote switchers now will be scrutinized to see whether they had some skeleton in their closet and Emmanuel will not be free to practice this disgusting form of politics without fear that he will be exposed for doing so.
These revelations about Rahm look like they could be a brilliant move by Massa. But their use by the conservative punditry is most definitely a brilliant strategic move against Obamacare.
I agree on all counts.