Obama should be annoyed by the "professional left"

White House unloads anger over criticism from 'professional left'
by Sam Youngman The White House is simmering with anger at criticism from Liberals who say President Obama is more concerned with deal-making than ideological purity. During an interview with The Hill in his West Wing office, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs blasted liberal naysayers, whom he said would never regard anything the president did as good enough. Read the full article. Share and Enjoy:   Print This Post

Gibbs v. 'the professional left'
WhenRep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) decides you should be fired , you know things are going pretty well. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was gulping ample amounts of water at the podium Wednesday while being asked about his comments to The Hill complaining about the"professional left." His throat was sore, and needed the water, but his mood was not.

Has the White House Gone Tone Deaf?
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wondered aloud (and in print ) whether members of the "professional left" -- critical of the Obama Administration for not having done enough to advance their agenda -- might perhaps be dipping into a stash of ganja, or happy pills, or both. "I mean, it's crazy," Gibbs said. "Those people ought to be drug tested." Those kooky outraged liberal naysayers, according to Gibbs, would only be satisfied with Dennis Kucinich installed as...

The Tea Parties and the Professional Left
Robert Gibbs’ comments about what he refers to as “the professional left” have riled a lot of people over the past few Days, and provoked some interesting responses. It’s no surprise that Jane Hamsher has the best assessment of the problem — as much as Hamsher and I disagree about policy, she speaks as a true Activist progressive, not someone in their position of prominence because of their ability to gladhand and water-carry for the White House. When White...