Why is Glen Greenwald's name popping up all over the board tonight?

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88. The views he referred to were "anti-war, pro-due-process, pro-transparency, anti-Fed, anti-

Wall Street."

This, again, is the problem with a partisan viewpoint. Obama may be our candidate, but still may be wrong about things. In fact, it would be weird if he wasn't. Likewise, Ron Paul is a weirdo who wants people to buy groceries with gold notes, but may still be right about something.

Greenwald's point was that it's embarrassing and uncomfortable for Democrats and progressives that a marginal character like Paul has taken the progressive high ground on some issues.

It's the fact that it's Ron Paul, who's *not a good candidate,* that makes it a point worth noting. He's holding ground on issues that ought to belong to progressives and Democrats.

Did you read the piece? The entire front section is about the need to avoid the black/white partisan viewpoint that all political discourse must be reduced to Our Guy All Good, Your Guy All Bad.

So attacking the piece on the basis he's the enemy because he allowed Ron Paul has a point on a handful of issues kind of willfully misses the point.