... I think TBogg's got it about right.
I'll add that I can't help but wonder when, if ever, the Democrats will finally realize what they're up against, grow some spine, and learn to stick together. That Glenn Beck and his chorus of howler monkeys were able to drive their jihad into the MSM and that President Obama did not see fit to stand up to the right-wing noise machine and their lackeys among the Villagers is thoroughly discouraging.
The American people resoundingly rejected the Republican way of running the country in the past two elections. The Democrats must realize, starting now, what that actually means, and they must start governing as though they're aware that they're in the majority. The idea of reaching out to the minority party and trying to build consensus is great, as a general principle, and I first started supporting Obama when he pitched this message so beautifully in 2004. However, when that other side is dominated by lunatics who won't even grant the legitimacy of the past two elections, it's stupid. It hasn't worked, it won't work going forward, and every time Obama and the Democrats give into these crazy Republican demands, this country slides a little farther downhill.
[Added] TBogg has a follow-up along these lines.
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The "crazy" Republicans are pandering to someone. I don't give them too much credit as if they truly believe in what they're selling. They are politicians first. They sell what is sellable. Do they use the Becks and the Hannitys of the world as a litmus test and act accordingly? Perhaps they've got their thumb on the pulse of the right-wing world through the media. Seems like a Repub strategist would have thought of that long ago.
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