moveon.org Hits Bottom?

Well, that's the headline for Power Line's top story at the moment.

Even before General Petraeus commenced his long-awaited Congressional testimony on "the surge" in Iraq this morning, moveon's Stalinist propaganda cadre had already sprung into action:

This morning, the leftist group Moveon.org ran an ad in the New York Times that accused Petraeus of betraying his country. The ad was called "General Petraeus or General Betray us? Cooking the books for the White House." In the view of Moveon.org, General Petraeus betrays his country by not sharing that organization's gloomy assessment of the situation in Iraq. Yet Petraeus's view that we have made substanial progress is shared by liberal observers such as Michael O'Hanlon and even by an anti-war Congressman who recently visited Iraq. But even in the absence of this kind of testimony by liberals, Moveon.org's claim that Petraeus has betrayed his country by disputing the left's narrative on Iraq is disgraceful. You can find a list of the general's decorations here at NRO's The Tank.

Lest you think, however, that this notorious Marxist front group is the only pack of liars involved in rewriting history, think again:

On Friday, the Politico quoted a Democratic Senator as saying, "'No one wants to call [Petraeus] a liar on national TV. The expectation is that the outside groups will do this for us." Yet I wonder whether even this Democrat expected Moveon.org to attack Petraeus so crudely. To many congressional Democrats, the latest ad will confirm Rep. David Obey's view that the anti-war left is dominated by "liberal idiots."

Obey ought to know one when he sees one. However, it is somewhat refreshing to see that even this ultra-liberal Rep can only be pushed so far by the New York Times favorite Stalinists, indicating that at least some standards remain in the Democrat-controlled Congress.

What's baffling here, though, is the momentary breakdown in the quality of Power Line's Paul Mirengoff who authored the above piece. Or maybe it's his headline writer who doesn't understand what's going on here.

Earth to Power Line: moveon.org "hitting bottom" is not news. This happens every day. It's what this organization does. Tighten it up, guys!