Beyond Ridiculous

Something smells in Left Blogistan. It started with a letter from the United Steel Workers which has been republished here, here, and linked to here. The text of the letter reads as follows:

In addition, the USW calls on labor unions, the three Democratic national committees (DNC, DSCC, and DCCC) and other progressive organizations to follow suit and contact these consultants immediately. We ask you to call these consultants and ask them why they are under contract with Cuellar. We also ask that we collectively decide to support the decision to protect labor’s values and not hire political opportunists.

Henry Cuellar is an anti-worker, pro-CAFTA, a Democrat In-Name-Only. Cuellar actively campaigned for President Bush and sat on the Republican side of the aisle as Bush delivered his State of the Union address last month.

Anybody working for Cuellar’s reelection, therefore, is openly working against the interests of our members and the entire Labor Movement. Cuellar has consistently voted against working people by voting for CAFTA, against OSHA, supporting Bush’s budget and siding with Wal-Mart on child labor law, his close ties to anti-union groups such as the Club for Growth and BIPAC (Business Industry PAC) are more than enough reasons for the Labor Movement to urge that Democratic consultants Drop Henry Now. We urge you to join us by calling these consultants immediately and demanding that they Drop Henry Now. Together, we will send a strong message to Cuellar -- our values are not for sale. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.In addition, the USW calls on labor unions, the three Democratic national committees (DNC, DSCC, and DCCC) and other progressive organizations to follow suit and contact these consultants immediately. We ask you to call these consultants and ask them why they are under contract with Cuellar. We also ask that we collectively decide to support the decision to protect labor’s values and not hire political opportunists.
Henry Cuellar is an anti-worker, pro-CAFTA, a Democrat In-Name-Only. Cuellar actively campaigned for President Bush and sat on the Republican side of the aisle as Bush delivered his State of the Union address last month.

Anybody working for Cuellar’s reelection, therefore, is openly working against the interests of our members and the entire Labor Movement. Cuellar has consistently voted against working people by voting for CAFTA, against OSHA, supporting Bush’s budget and siding with Wal-Mart on child labor law, his close ties to anti-union groups such as the Club for Growth and BIPAC (Business Industry PAC) are more than enough reasons for the Labor Movement to urge that Democratic consultants Drop Henry Now. We urge you to join us by calling these consultants immediately and demanding that they Drop Henry Now. Together, we will send a strong message to Cuellar -- our values are not for sale. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.

Kos and Matt Stoller at MyDD went as far as to publish names and phone numbers of the various consultants for their readers to harass. It's not just wrong, it reeks of McCarthyism from the left. Look, I certainly would like to see Ciro Rodriguez defeat Henry Cuellar in the Texas-28 primary. I don't like Cuellar, but I don't think we should be in business of blacklisting people due to their clients. It only serves to hurt our overall movement.

Fuck it, I'm going to Canada to make sure the ladies of Windsor are equipped with the proper floatation devices should the Detroit River ever flood.