I know this blog is giving off some 2002 vibes, but that’s because The Democrats are giving off some 2002 vibes, and in 2002 they had a lot more genuine excuses to behave as they were behaving.
Then, too, they were dismissive of calls to provide an oppositional message to the actions of a rogue president, even if their ability to act was limited. Then, too, they infantalized their critics and marginalize them as being on the “extreme left” (remember bloggers in their basements, the extreme communism of Howard Dean, that kind of thing). Then, too, the more senior ones – and the consultants, and the journalists in their pockets – marginalized Dems who did try to act. Then, too, the answer was to Get More Centrist.
In 2006 they finally listened and became more oppositional. They won the midterms. The victors and their stenographers get to write history, and according to them it was because Rahm Emanuel, genius, recruited a bunch of centrist cops and troops and intelligence people, which I am quite sure had nothing to do with the win.
Isn’t this where we came in?
