On Sep 12, 2008, at 8:36 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> I do not get you, Doug. You argued elsewhere that a 'standard
> issue' Democrat is still better than a "standard issue" Repug. So
> Obama is a net gain vis a vis the status quo or MacCain, no? So why
> are you so upset about the hope hoopla?
For one reason, it's so far proving impotent against the Republican hate machine. Since it has so little programmatic content, and a relatively ephemeral popular base, it's blowing away in the strong wind.
Doug