by the way, the ENTHUSIASM GAP is in-your-face REAL
probably the highest funciton performed by this forum, which in its heyday was the most elevated, intellectual, free and refreshing political chatroom i, a veteran of many, had ever experienced, is to allow members, by entering into debate or simply by observing, to gauge a real measure of what's going on NOW in american politics, the gist of the arguments, the lay of the land
of course, all forums, after considering their sources, provide this opportunity, and this one still does as well
and what i'm seeing is---where have all the lib heavyweights gone?
it appears that those remaining in the obamite camp around here are mostly the taunting punks and mindlessly pale posers, ghost thin and lacking substance
my side of the aisle is still manned by guns, young and old, and the controversies---this gm ipo being but an example---appear to be going mostly one sided
the most serious former obamites these days are confined mainly to the pages devoted to personalities
it is what it is
i can fully understand---there's NOTHING a serious obamite can say, can do or propose
from health care to the stimulus to the pusillanimous punt on the bush tax cuts...
the economy, the jobs reports, the growing despair which looks angrily to washington no more for answers but for change...
the polls, the 1000 or so campaigns currently raging which will determine control of our legislatures...
afghanistan, the middle east peace talks, global warming, don't ask don't tell...
the white house management team, the president's comprehensive lack of vision, inspiration, leadership, mere competence...
you can see it in the president's stumps---he tells his own supporters to quit whining, he attacks the opposition for its gargantuan money advantage
he knows it's not working, but he has NO other cards, NONE
he's completely checkmated, and he did it to himself
the absence of heft demonstrated on these pages on behalf of the obamite camp speaks volumes
it reveals a leadership which has shot its wad on every conceivable issue, is stuck with what it's done, has no way out, and dreads the consequences it sees coming its way
carry on