December 13, 2008 01:09 AM UTC

Tactical Mistake or Strategic Decision?

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• by: Car 31

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Two days ago, Congressman-elect Jared Polis wrote an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal advocating for a private solution to the Big Three’s fiscal woes.

The purpose of this diary is not to reexamine his policy suggestion, but rather to respectfully point out the Congressman-elect’s mistake in publishing the article.

more (with a poll!) after the jump…

Strategy in politics is key to success.  Tactics are key to implementing the strategy.  Upon reading the Congressman-elect’s op-ed piece, the thought, “Why would he do this?” continued to come forward in my mind. I was left with no good answers.

I am unaware of new members of Congress writing op-ed pieces in nationally syndicated newspapers, let alone new Dem members writing for conservative papers.  Also, I have never heard of a Congressman-elect offering advice on a national stage to sitting members of Congress on how they should solve a crisis.

The plan he proposes is out of the Republican play book.  He proposes it in the WSJ rather than a local paper or on his website only.  He takes jabs at members of Congress and their staff in his article while holding himself up as a man whose business experience can help cut through the “insincere (or perhaps ignorant) rhetoric” of Capitol Hill.  These are strong words and actions for a freshman who hasn’t occupied his seat yet.

Actions speak louder than words and it is doubtful many will remember the op-ed next week. What will be remembered is how an upstart freshman from CO’s 2nd HD decided he knew more than others and wasn’t afraid to let the nation know.

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