Neo-liberals have accrued a long track record of failed policies, not just in America, but globally, and yet, they have successfully avoided accountability for their misdeeds by transferring the blame to the “liberal” wing of the party; and unfortunately, mainstream media outlets have been happy to support those efforts. Case in point: The Washington Post’s recent editorial attack on Rahm Emanuel’s detractors.
Rahm Emanuel pays the price for not pandering WP Editorial Board“Democratic Party purists and special interest groups have reached the startling conclusion that the able and decidedly liberal incumbent is not liberal enough, and they are intent on punishing him for not toeing their line. If there is no room in the party for a pragmatic progressive like Mr. Emanuel, who was President Obama’s first chief of staff in the White House, then the party, and by extension the country, are in trouble.”