Myth Busting

Amy Sullivan wrote a great article in the May issue of Washington Monthly which highlighted how the Democrats in Congress are doing an effective job of playing the role of a potent opposition party, standing up against a weak and unpopular President while exposing the culture of corruption of the Majority party in Congress. It’s called “Not As Lame As You Think” and you should read and absorb what she has to say there about the Democrats and the media. Here’s a very small excerpt:

If the unsung Democratic guerillas were ever to adopt a mascot, it would have to be Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.). The 10-term congresswoman from upstate New York is someone you don’t hear about very often because: a) she’s a House Democrat, and the media only has room for one of those, if that; and b) she’s far too feisty and interesting. In a different news world that actually covered opposition parties, she’d be a media darling. Slaughter rarely bites her tongue, and she doesn’t mind turning the tables on reporters. At age 76, she looks at least 15 years younger and has the energy of someone 50 years her junior. When I met Slaughter at her top-floor office in the Rayburn House Office Building to talk about why no one knows what she’s been doing, she was ready to vent.

It was nice to see Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) mentioned there… we exchanged links quite some time ago.

Go read the rest of that, you won’t be sorry.