Jim Geraghty puts his finger on the real problem between the New Left and the Old Left:
The old-school Left started with a vision of how government should operate and determined policies forward from there. The modern Left starts with the conclusion that their guys are the good guys, and Republicans and conservatives are the bad guys, and works backwards from there. ”Government openness” is a useful cudgel when complaining about Karl Rove’s e-mails in the Bush White House, but an absolute non-concern when it comes to the likely Democratic presidential nominee.
Lawrence O’Donnell [MSNBC host] cares that a rule put in place by liberals is followed because of the desired good outcome — open, accountable government. Alex Wagner [MSNBC host] cares about beating Republicans.
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