Reid, Pelosi at odds on how to "frame" the upcoming nuclear option fight

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are arguing over the right way to frame (damn! George Lackoff is ruining a perfectly good verb!) the upcoming "nuclear option" fight, with Reid favoring a direct and narrow pitch and Pelosi wanting it to be part of a broader message about GOP abuse of power in Washington. House and Senate prerogatives aside, there's a legitimate difference of opinion on how to handle this fight. I'm sympathetic to Reid's apparent belief that it will take a focused and sustained message effort to get the public to understand, much less care about, a fight over Senate rules. But Pelosi's absolutely right that it should be part of a broader reform message about a runaway Congress and federal government under iron Republican control. Indeed, that's a message Democrats should hammer away on from now until November of 2006, no matter which particular abuse the GOPers are indulging in on any particular day.

http://www.newdonkey.com/

Link includes link to article detailing the disagreement.

for the following reasons; 1) This primarily involves the Senate, 2) Right now the "nuclear option" fight is on the front burner and deserves the focus, and 3) If Dems concentrate on this issue and win, it strengthens/bolsters the overall Democratic cause. We can always broaden the discussion at a later point.

Im sure they will figure out a message.

In the meantime, lets splash it all over the MSM that there is infighting regarding this issue, thereby giving the impression yet again that dems cant get their shit together.

Thanks for nothing!

Have the Senators (whom are affected by the nuke option) talk about the narrow element and the Reps talk about how this is just another example of unchecked and unbalanced Republican power.

And when they do... ooooooh... that's "troubling!"

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NGU.

Obviously I never said nor did I imply that "people never disagree with one another" so your post is essentially meaningless as a response to mine.

I hope Reid and Pelosi can work out a unified message and strategy. If they can't, it is a sign that they could cooperate better. That's my point. If you wish to disagree with it, please do so without introducing a strawman.

Why would a Progressive Dem site talk about bickering between Pelosi and Reid? I can see a DLC or New Dem site doing this, though. :shrug:

Why would a Progressive Dem site talk about bickering between Pelosi and Reid?

Why wouldn't they? Unless the "Progressive" Dem site in question is not a Democratic site.

DU discusses riffs in the party 24/7

But besides, the blog was commenting on an article from "The Hill."

See the power of framing?

I agree with Pelosi, by the way.

NGU.

It came from someone else's blog. Not my words.

Adding them is usually courteous when using other people's words.

NGU.

Happens daily.

Thanks.

NGU.

Use Reid's approach while the fight is happening and if it finishes out in the short term then use it as ammo for a broader message of Republican abuse of power, if it drags out then use it plus Shiavo as examples of GOP abuse of power.

I know.

I guess they can't let him that close to where the action is.

Then we can run against their abuse of power and restore the filibuster when we regain the Senate.

But it's hard to argue with Reid's effectiveness. I guess I'd trust his judgement on this.