E.J. Dionne Jr.: Petty feud hurts Democrats

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http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/127597.html

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Petty feud hurts Democrats
By E.J. Dionne Jr. -

Published 12:00 am PST Friday, February 23, 2007


WASHINGTON -- It was a good day for Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Tom Vilsack - and, what the heck, Dennis Kucinich.

It was a bad day for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and David Geffen.

It was a good day for Republicans, including George W. Bush, John McCain and Dick Cheney.

It was a bad day for Democrats, including opponents of the Iraq War and advocates of national health insurance.

The petty feud was started by big-time producer Geffen with his brutal remarks about the Clintons that appeared after he helped raise a ton of Hollywood money for Obama. The grudge match revived those depressing cliches about the Democrats: their affection for circular firing squads and their habit of never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

You wonder what Clinton and Obama will learn from this. Both might study another long Democratic nomination fight that began in 1987, well in advance of the 1988 election.

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1. How do...

The usual internal frictions endemic in a rock band such as Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers hurt Dems?

Next thing you know, they are going to be saying Britney's meltdown is hurting us.

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2. squabble like this are dangerous----turns people off if nothing else.