Comments on: In the Land of the Blind… http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brainster http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13918 Brainster Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:44:15 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/#comment-13918 Leave it to Kos to try to take credit for taking Rodriguez from a 57-vote loss in 2004 to a 5000-vote thumping in 2006. Dennis, I've always said that success can be harder to deal with than failure, but I sure hope we don't get the chance to find out how Kos takes it. Leave it to Kos to try to take credit for taking Rodriguez from a 57-vote loss in 2004 to a 5000-vote thumping in 2006.

Dennis, I’ve always said that success can be harder to deal with than failure, but I sure hope we don’t get the chance to find out how Kos takes it.

]]> By: Dennis http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13911 Dennis Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:53:33 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/#comment-13911 This November will really be crucial for Kos. If the Democrats don't win Congress outright, or at least get tantalizingly close, I've got to suspect a lot of the air will blow out of his balloon. People can take only so many moral victories, especially since Kos never seems able to decide whether he's a hard-bitten political strategist or an idealist pied piper from day to day. And if the Democrats do win, then get ready for the DLC/Kos fight of the century. Kos will be screaming it was his brand of vigor that put the Democrats over the top, while the moderates will say Kos was just riding a natural rising tide. They'll both have credible arguments, and they both might wind up tearing the party to shreds. And if that's the case, who will the public turn to in 2008? I'd put my money on someone not seen as beholden to anybody, and that helps McCain and Giuliani. This November will really be crucial for Kos. If the Democrats don’t win Congress outright, or at least get tantalizingly close, I’ve got to suspect a lot of the air will blow out of his balloon. People can take only so many moral victories, especially since Kos never seems able to decide whether he’s a hard-bitten political strategist or an idealist pied piper from day to day.

And if the Democrats do win, then get ready for the DLC/Kos fight of the century. Kos will be screaming it was his brand of vigor that put the Democrats over the top, while the moderates will say Kos was just riding a natural rising tide. They’ll both have credible arguments, and they both might wind up tearing the party to shreds. And if that’s the case, who will the public turn to in 2008? I’d put my money on someone not seen as beholden to anybody, and that helps McCain and Giuliani.

]]> By: megapotamus http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13883 megapotamus Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:30:36 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/#comment-13883 Well, Markos didn't turn Dean into a loser. Dean started out as the representative of 2% of the electorate and surged to, what? 8% in the primaries? (Multiply by .5) Anyhow, he's right in some respects. Without the Kossacks the unreconstructed Commies would have gone Green and I'm pretty confident they will do so this and fall after next. The Dems just are not a political party the way the Reps are. The Republicans are an alliance of disparate views that have made compromises on their ideology to win elections. I mean, I know I have. The Dems are a griping committee and nothing more. No electorally significant plurality of them is willing to subvert their ideals for victories. Rahm Emmanuel learned this lesson hard not long ago. It must have been like a thunderbolt for him to hear from the grassroots that elections are just not that important. HILARIOUS! Well, Markos didn’t turn Dean into a loser. Dean started out as the representative of 2% of the electorate and surged to, what? 8% in the primaries? (Multiply by .5) Anyhow, he’s right in some respects. Without the Kossacks the unreconstructed Commies would have gone Green and I’m pretty confident they will do so this and fall after next. The Dems just are not a political party the way the Reps are. The Republicans are an alliance of disparate views that have made compromises on their ideology to win elections. I mean, I know I have. The Dems are a griping committee and nothing more. No electorally significant plurality of them is willing to subvert their ideals for victories. Rahm Emmanuel learned this lesson hard not long ago. It must have been like a thunderbolt for him to hear from the grassroots that elections are just not that important. HILARIOUS!

]]> By: The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Survival of NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program Sends Liberals Over The Edge http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13879 The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Survival of NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program Sends Liberals Over The Edge Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:36:11 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/08/in-the-land-of-the-blind-2/#comment-13879 [...] Update:  Mark Coffey sees the same thing (not surprising, he is one sharp person). [...] [...] Update:  Mark Coffey sees the same thing (not surprising, he is one sharp person). [...]

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