Via Lindsay Beyerstein, John Stauber criticizes liberal groups for becoming de facto adjuncts of the Obama administration: CAP and the five million member
“„CAP and the five million member liberal lobby group MoveOnwere behind Americans Against Escalation in Iraq(AAEI), a coalition that spent tens of millions of dollars using Iraq as a political bludgeon against Republicanpoliticians, while refusing to pressure the Democratic Congress to actually cut off funding for the war. AAEI was operated by two of Barack Obama’s top political aids, Steve Hildebrandand Paul Tewes, and by Brad Woodhouseof Americans United for Changeand USAction. Today Woodhouse is Obama’s Director of Communications and Research for the Democratic National Committee. He controls the massive email list called Obama for Americacomposed of the many millions of people who gave money and love to the Democratic peace candidate and might be wondering what the heck he is up to in Afghanistan and Pakistan. MoveOnbuilt its list by organizing vigils and ads for peace and by then supporting Obama for president; today it operates as a full-time cheerleadersupporting Obama’s policy agenda. Some of us saw this unfolding years ago. Others are probably shocked watching their peace candidate escalating a war and sounding so much like the previous administration in his rationale for doing so.