Politico writes today that both parties have much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday.
For Democrats: Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, Ohio’s SB 5 referendum, Operation Neptune Spear (which killed Osama bin Laden), Kentucky governor Steve Beshear, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
(Letting Democrats take credit for the bin Laden mission is like letting the Pilgrims take credit for Indian corn. And arguably, Republicans should also be thankful for Pelosi and Warren…)
For Republicans: American Crossroads, Rep. Bob Turner (NY-9), Solyndra, Marco Rubio, and… Andrew Breitbart:
No one played a higher-profile role in taking down Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner than Breitbart, the 42-year-old conservative media entrepreneur who posted a series of sexually charged electronic photos the disgraced former congressmen sent to women. And Breitbart, the founder of the popular conservative site Big Government wasn’t shy about claiming credit: On the day Weiner acknowledged his wrongdoing in a news conference, Breitbart actually beat the Democrat to the podium, from which he boasted of his success in front of rolling cameras.
Breitbart is no garden-variety provocateur. Media-savvy and eminently quotable, he revels in skewering liberals — and conservatives love him for it. Just a year earlier, Breitbart came under fierce criticism for taking out of context Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod’s remarks, in an attempt to claim an administration scalp, but the Weiner episode proved he’s still a force to be reckoned with.
Republicans are thankful he’s back and eagerly await his 2012 adventures.
Why only Republicans?
At least, like pumpkin pie, they saved the best for last.
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