Spinning the shut down

Pontificator wrote an interesting diary on Daily Kos about Harry Reid's war room. In contrast to previous Democratic efforts, Reid's office set up a dedicated and effective rapid response team.

Reid's war room's ability to respond quickly to Republican spin makes maneuvers like last week's surprise closed session possible. Pontificator notes, "As an example of the effectiveness of the War Room, take a look at how well the MSM received Ried's move to close the Senate last week. In days past, the Republicans would have shoved their talking points down the throats of Chris Matthews, Howard Fineman and the rest of the yapping conventional wisdom regurgitators. Instead, the move came out pretty well in the press, with the Dems unquestionably getting the better coverage in the debate."