Progressive Magazine Blasts Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs

Boy, are they thin-skinned over at the White House! And rather than aim their ire at the Republicans, who want Obama to fail, they’re going after their progressive critics, who want him to succeed. This perverse defensiveness first surfaced in February when Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called some progressives  retarded” for considering running attack ads against conservative Democrats who were dragging their feet on health care reform. Now, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has let loose, too. In an interview with the Hill, Gibbs went after what he called “the professional left.” “They will be satisfied when we have Canadian health care and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon. That’s not reality,” he said, adding: “They wouldn’t be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president.” Well, as a member of the “professional left,” I’d be delighted to have Dennis Kucinich president. But it’s not the role of progressives to be “satisfied” with any president. It’s the role of progressives to stand up for principles. Read more here:

Progressive Magazine Blasts Robert Gibbs