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Grumbling on 'The Left'
Ben Smith's Blog — ... inappropriate demand for Obama to be a president "just for those on the left?" Can anyone even ask a non-ideological question of Obama without being attacked as some sort of raving left-wing lunatic? Sirota and others are particularly displeased at the suggestion -- by Sirota's reading -- that the nation's great crises have to be dealt with before Obama can turn to liberals' parochial concerns -- as opposed to listening to the left on major policy issues. Greg Sargent has more in this vein.

The Irrational Angry Left
Eschaton — The Irrational Angry Left The Obama campaign didn't exist to make me feel good, and the Obama presidency won't either. I don't especially like his people punching the dirty fucking hippies under the bed, but on the other hand if they manage to convince people that Obama is a sensible centrist who wants to do sensible centrist things like build SUPERTRAINS, get out of Iraq, not torture people or invade random countries, strengthen labor protections, reduce income inequality, improve education, provide health care for people, and reduce poverty, while those DAMNED DIRTY ...

Sirota: Obama Aide's "Rant-ish" Message To Critics A "STFU"
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... TPM adds that criticism of Obama from 'the left' has actually been quite mild, making Hildebrand's response seem somewhat disproportionate. ...

Sirota: Obama Aide's "Rant-ish" Message To Critics A "STFU"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... TPM adds that criticism of Obama from 'the left' has actually been quite mild, making Hildebrand's response seem somewhat disproportionate. ...

Hildebrand's advice
Political Animal — ... , who makes the case that Hildebrand is attacking liberals who are asking reasonable, non-ideological questions about personnel decisions. Greg Sargent and Eric Kleefeld argue that instead of "mending fences," Hildebrand seems to be unnecessarily stirring up trouble with the party's base. Tim Fernholz, meanwhile, read Hildebrand's piece ...

Corzine On Obama’s Appointments: They’re People Who Are ‘Pragmatists With A Progressive Agenda’
Think Progress — ... amongst progressives: “Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices.” Attempting to diffuse the nervousness, Obama’s top campaign field operative Steve Hildebrand pens a response in the Huffington Post, warning that now is “not a time for the left wing” to be drawing conclusions. (Hildebrand’s argument has stirred reactions from many bloggers.) This morning, ThinkProgress spoke with Gov. Jon Corzine ...

I Approve of Obama, He Does Not Approve of Me
Open Left - Front Page — ... The Obama campaign didn't exist to make me feel good, and the Obama presidency won't either.  I don't especially like his people punching the dirty fucking hippies under the bed, but on the other hand if they manage to convince people that Obama is a sensible centrist who wants to do sensible centrist things like build SUPERTRAINS, get out of Iraq, not torture people or invade random countries, strengthen labor protections, reduce income inequality, improve education, provide health care for people, and reduce poverty, while those DAMNED DIRTY HIPPIES just won't shut up ...

Progressive Breakfast: Big Meal Coming
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... TPM's Greg Sargent observes: "one has to ask if Hildebrand is really trying to reassure 'the left wing of our party,' or whether he's trying to stir them up further out of some unknown political calculation or other. After all, many on 'the left' have also made Hildebrand's point." ...

12/9: Scandalous!
Blogometer — ... has a high tolerance for verbal abuse directed at liberals, as long as Obama follows through on his campaign promises: "The Obama campaign didn't exist to make me feel good, and the Obama presidency won't either. I don't especially like his people punching the dirty fucking hippies under the bed, but on the other hand if they manage to convince people that Obama is a sensible centrist who wants to do sensible centrist things like build SUPERTRAINS, get out of Iraq, not torture people or invade random countries, strengthen labor protections, reduce income inequality, improve ...