The Washington chattering class has this fidelity to certain norms for, you know, political discourse. But let’s be straight about it. In a democracy you have to be able to question the uniformed military. We appreciate their service. We honor their sacrifice. But, especially for the generals, there needs to be accountability for their actions…
[S]ome people probably won’t like the ad, but they probably hate the war in Iraq more…If it was just a soft step, no one would have heard about it.

You know, let’s be clear. The ad did not call General Petraeus a traitor. It said, “General Petraeus or General Betray Us?” It had posed a question about whether or not the general in his testimony was going to betray the confidence of the American people.

Which makes it even more interesting that Democracy Alliance, the left wing money machine, is bringing Matzzie on as an advisor. And not just any advisor…

Tom Matzzie has been hired to run a new effort for 2008, which he has described in an e-mail as a $100 million-plus venture organized around “issues and character.” Matzzie is leaving his post as the Washington director of Moveon.org to take the job. He did not return an e-mail seeking comment on his new position.

The news of Matzzie’s hiring comes roughly two weeks after a group of the largest donors in the Democratic party gathered in Washington to discuss where they’ll put their money during the 2008 race. One of the attendees — Hollywood producer Steve Bing — is said to be one of the leading financial forces behind the organization Matzzie has been hired to head.

Sounds like the left is looking to move even more to the left, and they’re doing it with a powerful money machine running the back end.

We had better start paying attention and fast.