Democratic Congressman is new 'conservative media hero'

A renegade Democratic Congressman who offers an inside look at the ugly politics practiced by Democratic leadership is the new darling of conservatives, reports POLITICO.

How much damage former Rep. Eric Massa can do to the already-crippled Democratic Party remains to be seen.

From POLITICO:

He's spent only 431 days in Congress, has never seen any of his bills pass out of subcommittee and was best known for voting against major pieces of legislation because they weren't liberal enough for him — at least until he was accused of sexually harassing a male staffer.

Meet Eric Massa, conservative media hero.

The New York Democrat's weekend radio rant against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has his star rising on the right even as he resigns from Congress under an ethical cloud.

Rush Limbaugh vowed to make a "national story" out of Massa's claims that Democrats orchestrated his downfall because he voted no on health care reform — adding that Massa is "going to have so much support from people."

Matt Drudge led his site for much of the day Monday with all-caps links to POLITICO's coverage of Massa’s statements: "RAHM 'WOULD SELL HIS OWN MOTHER,' 'SON OF THE DEVIL'S SPAWN.'"

And Glenn Beck took to Twitter to announce that he'd have Massa on his show for "the full hour" Tuesday because "all Americans need to hear him."

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Massa — New conservative media hero - John Bresnahan - POLITICO.com