Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina brought new meaning to the idea of hands-on governance last week. The video below has been making the rounds today and the excuses have begun. Democrat Rep Etheridge offered an apology… sort of. Etherige blamed “intrusive and partisan” politics for his “intrusive and partisan” behavior.
I love the Democrats. They complain a lot about not being “tough enough,” but they always rally around their politicians. David Weigel, who writes about conservatives for the Washington Post, is already leading the defense. How this falls under the umbrella of “conservative coverage” is beside the point. What Weigel really wants everyone to know is that Etheridge hugged the young man. This wasn’t an aggressive overreaction, it was a loving embrace.
There’s a great deal of dissatisfied voters in American, but dissatisfaction isn’t anger. There’s nothing I can do to stop this political myth. It’s like the youth vote of 2008. Who’s really dissatisfied? It looks to me it’s politicians in swing districts. Below is the unedited version of the Etheridge encounter.
[...] David Weigel. Last week Weigel described the Rep Etheridge fiasco as a “hug.” At the time I wondered why the Washington Post has a liberal covering conservatives. Just in case anyone is [...]