Congressman Alan Grayson Endorses Bernie Sanders After Online Poll

[Omaha Steve]

3. A Wellstone Staffer on Why the Attacks on Alan Grayson Are to Be Questioned

Funny the Hillary DUers didn't bring this up when they thought he endorsed her in several posts last year.

And Hillary has an email problem under investigation. Guess that means she won't get your vote.

OS

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-wolfson/attacks-on-alan-grayson-are-to-be-questioned_b_9224300.html

02/13/2016 11:19 am ET | Updated Feb 13, 2016

Roger Wolfson

It seems hard to believe, now - but four years ago progressives (such as myself, in two Huff Post articles) were standing up for Elizabeth Warren, whose Senate campaign was threatened by a fallacious "scandal" about her heritage. Warren withstood the attacks against her, and went on to become the heart and soul of her party, the best fundraiser, advocate, and leader of progressive issues we've known in decades.

So it saddens me that progressives now have to put pen to paper to defend Alan Grayson; a man who, in the last Congress, has not only proved himself the most effective Liberal in the House - having passed more legislation promoting progressive causes than anyone else - but the most effective Congressman, period, having passed more legislation than any member of Congress from either party.

Today, he's leading the pack to become the next Senator from Florida. Progressives of course should be celebrating, because of the key position he could serve in the largest swing state in the nation; but Florida should celebrate as well: the single most effective Congressman is now running to replace a Senator without notable accomplishments, Marco Rubio.

That's why it broke my heart to read the article in Thursday's New York Times, claiming Grayson lives "A Double Life," as Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager. The article, to me, reads more like an opinion piece than journalism. It drips with the kind of innuendo that makes for terrific attack ads, noting that the hedge fund used to have operations "in the Cayman Islands," referencing Grayson's "highly unusual dual role," and suggesting that Grayson "scuttled a plan" to highlight a proposal for larger increases in Social Security Benefits because Grayson turned his attention instead to his Fund.

FULL story at link.