Yes it is. It's why @jonathanchait's book on how Obama's legacy would endure was discredited even before it was published. Chait's goal is as a social enforcer. He may incidentally make good or bad arguments, but that's not the point.
@jonathanchait The job of @jonathanchait is to defend the corruption of the Democratic insider class. That's what he does. That's who he is.
@jonathanchait The goal of @jonathanchait is to kick populists out of the Democratic Party and make it a party for woke billionaires. There are some - like the Pod Saves Bros - who are sympathetic to clubbiness but are actually surprised now they are on the outside at how shitty Dems are.
@jonathanchait You don't seem to get how pathetic it is that Carlson is a more meaningful check on Trump than the Democrats who were elected to be a check on Trump. That's what @jonathanchait's job is, to ensure base Democrats never hold their leaders accountable.
@jonathanchait Not meaningful, but *more* meaningful check than that of the Democrats. House Democrats literally have authority over the military budget and its authorized powers. How is it that centrists have lost the inability to even know that the rule of law exists?
@jonathanchait He's an opinion leader for a large group of centrist Dem-leaning policy, corporate, media and political operatives who know each other, vacation together, marry each other, support wars together, etc. @connaje called them 'the blob.'
@jonathanchait @connaje When you hear some random NH Democrat being upset that Warren is going after Buttigieg for taking money from billionaires, they are echoing the talking points that social climbers like @jonathanchait develop and socialize. Chait is part of a political machine.
@jonathanchait @connaje For example, one of the more despicable Democrats is Amazon SVP @JayCarney, who parlayed his high level Obama position into a high level role expanding the power of the richest man in the world. @jonathanchait's job is when necessary to talk up Carney's progressive credentials.
@jonathanchait @connaje @JayCarney Chait doesn't have to win any arguments. @jonathanchait rarely does convince anyone of anything, because his work is quite sloppy. But that's not the point, the job is to kick sand into the umpire's face, so no one can tell the difference between Democratic party factions.
