> September 1, 2006
> Guest Columnist
>
> Rendezvous With Oblivion
>
> By THOMAS FRANK
> The more comfortable option for Democrats is to maintain their present
> course, gaming out each election with political science and a little
> triangulation magic, their relevance slowly ebbing as memories of the
> middle-class republic fade.
Sigh. When is Frank going to get more radical and just write off the Democrats? His analysis and essays would be more interesting if he headed off in a radical direction. His essays now read more like Daily Kos postings than his classic Baffler stuff.
Chuck