Rahm selling out New Jersey voters?

by: Hopeful

Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 04:51:09 PM EDT

We hear he's turning to vulnerable Republicans and telling them he can get the DCCC to "go easy" on them next year if they vote for the Supplemental tomorrow. And Eric Cantor's office is really pissed.

It's one thing if he makes a deal with Vern Buchanan in Florida or Chris Smith in New Jersey, but we're hearing that he's offering to protect Republicans who have been slated as major DCCC targets, like Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Bill Young (R-FL), Leonard Lance R-NJ) and Charlie Dent (R-PA).

This is not a deal to get universal health care passed, which I could certainly forgive. This is a deal to vote for A. The Iraq War, B. Bailing out European banks via the IMF, and C. Covering up abuse photos.  There's not much reason any Democrat should vote for it, much less make a deal to protect Leonard Lance.

Let's hope the rumor is not true, or the DCCC has the guts to tell Rahm he's not their boss.