My god, Democrats are so pathetic. Still not willing to fight for what they believe in, if indeed they do actually believe in anything.

Dems have made their bed and now they get to lay in it. This isn't Obama's problem. This is a systemic party problem that's been decades in the making. I thought Obama's campaign apparatus would be different, but it ain't one bit.

That Obama stands a very good chance of losing in November to a little, sniveling, plutocratic, warmonger man who doesn't even know how to use a computer speaks volumes.

Fight, or get the fuck out of the way.

Posted at August 20, 2008 3:26 PM in response to McCain: I'm Questioning Obama's Patriotism? Moi? Never!

Johnny Rotten was the anti-Christ. Or at least *an* anti-Christ. But then he sold out.

Posted at August 19, 2008 4:30 PM in response to CNN: Obama, Anti-Christ - DISCUSS.

Seems like much of American politics now revolves around cultivating the vote of the unwashed masses. A huge bloc, I suppose. Democrats promise better economic circumstances, while Republicans attempt to paint the Dems as Islamist, pedophilic homosexuals from the planet Grobnobulix. One might optimistically describe these machinations (from both parties) as populist, given their intended target. The corresponding assumption is that the educated minority can sort through the noise on their own and needn't be pandered to. Perhaps this is how it's always been, despite appearing increasingly base.

Posted at August 13, 2008 1:20 PM in response to Obama is not like me, and I'm not like him.

I bet she partied on occasion.

Posted at August 13, 2008 1:28 AM in response to GOP Rep. To Environmentalists: Jesus Already Saved The Planet

What does the Bible say of hubris, and of those who believe themselves closer to God than their brothers and sisters?

Posted at August 13, 2008 1:27 AM in response to GOP Rep. To Environmentalists: Jesus Already Saved The Planet

What is it about the look in the eyes of types like Bachmann? Somewhat serene, I suppose, but equally vacant. Rather doe-eyed, though perhaps chemically regulated (all legally prescribed, of course). The sort of look I'd be after if I were a swindler selling my wares.

Sometimes I wish I were a neurologist with a big research budget, so that I could get an inkling of what portion of the frontal lobes isn't firing among these predestined and chosen ones.

Posted at August 12, 2008 4:21 PM in response to GOP Rep. To Environmentalists: Jesus Already Saved The Planet

I'll second that. I couldn't have asked for a better follow-up post to demonstrate my point.

Posted at July 29, 2008 5:25 PM in response to MoveOn is No Movement, It's a Powerful Democratic Marketing and Fundraising Tool

Very valuable and insightful post, John. I believe MoveOn is merely one of the more prominent examples of this phenomenon. Having involved myself in environmental issues for well over a decade, I can vouch for the commonality of larger "liberal" organizations' mistrust and vague contempt for the grassroots.

Although an unwillingness to share the catbird's seat and fundraising largess surely plays a role in the perpetuation of the wall between big and little orgs, I think the inherent caution and tentativeness among Democrats also plays a role. Presumably because of repeated electoral defeats and related disappointments since 1980, upper-tier Dems are often loathe to allow the unwashed masses much in the way of access, freedom of movement, or support. They fear that any affiliation with "people in the street" would be a major strategic blunder.

Problem is, this top-down dynamic has become habitual. There are any number of indications that America's political pendulum is in full shift toward a more pro-Dem direction. But the bunker mentality of the big orgs, even in their relationships with the grassroots, remains. I can't help but think that major opportunities for progressive change are being missed as a result.

Posted at July 29, 2008 4:57 PM in response to MoveOn is No Movement, It's a Powerful Democratic Marketing and Fundraising Tool

At the Del Boca Vista, the threshold to achieving excitement isn't much of a hurdle. Kind of a hedgerow, really.

Posted at July 23, 2008 7:56 PM in response to Poll: Obama Leads By Six, But Majority Says He's The "Riskier" Choice

Fred Hiatt and the WaPo editorial board dug this hole for themselves years ago. Even the likes of Bill Kristol had nothing over WaPo's pre-invasion cheerleading. They've been trying to justify their blood-soaked boosterism ever since.

But today's WaPo editorial descends to depths where five-headed fishies consume one another. It's so bereft of reasoned argument and facts that I'm almost embarrassed for them. Hiatt is a neo-colonialist without a leg to stand on. He has made an utter fool of himself.

At minimum, this week has moved Obama into a draw with McLame on foreign policy credibility (from a national media perspective). Obama need only maintain this, as he will dominate McCain on bread-on-butter domestic issues between now and November.

And by all means, Senator McCain, keep talking. And giggling. Yes, talk and giggle....

Posted at July 23, 2008 1:47 PM in response to Washington Post Editorial Falsely Claims Iraqi Political Leaders Don't Support Obama's Withdrawal Plan