Do you have Daily Kos Syndrome?
Daily Kos Syndrome, a disease brought on by excessive narcissism and megalomania.
Hats off to what Kos has built and the growing influence on American politics, but let get real here; “y’all ain’t all that.”
The results of elections backed by the kook leftists typically found on the Daily Kos is proof enough.
The Kool-Aid drinking liberals in the blogsphere are not mainstream America and I’m totally at a loss as to why they think they are. This is a group that sees Harry Reid as hero.
From backing a political hack wanabe like Ned Lamont, and celebrating the rise of Nancy Pelosi who is virtually non-existent in the past few months note dipping poll numbers.
Let’s not forget loser Howard Dean, Francine “You don’t need papers for voting.” Busby and Harold Ford himself.
I totally understand the urge to “fight the establishment” and combat the insider mentality of Washington politics but to suggest that the majority of Americans have seen the light (see video) and is willing to embrace “moonbattery” is pure lunacy.
Hating G Dub is one thing, being concerned or confused by the war is another, but suggesting that more Americans have lost their collective minds and are now embracing “Kos politics” is just nuts, and frankly amusing.
By Susan Gardner and Markos Moulitsas - Washington PostThree years ago things looked bleak for the Democratic Party. George Bush had just won a second term while his party consolidated its grip on Congress. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay crowed about a “permanent Republican majority,” and Beltway Democrats acquiesced as Republicans built their unchallenged (and lawless) unitary executive.
Democrats appeared to be on the run, disorganized and demoralized. But outside of Washington there was hope. Grass-roots Democratic activists had seen the future of our politics in Howard Dean — plain-spoken and unapologetic. His presidential candidacy had come up short, but its fresh, optimistic approach — predicated on offering clear contrasts between the two parties — was poised to redefine the party.
Dean was elected chairman of the Democratic Party despite predictions of electoral doom by the usual suspects in Washington, including the Democratic Leadership Council. In the House, Democrats chose Nancy Pelosi to lead them over current DLC Chairman Harold Ford, who warned of disaster if Pelosi won. Calling her a “throwback” who practiced a “destructive and obstructive” style of politics, Ford proclaimed, “I don’t think Nancy Pelosi’s kind of politics is what’s needed right now.” Today, Nancy Pelosi is the first female speaker of the House.
Ford, like his fellow Washington insiders, grossly misunderstood the American electorate. He and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley continue to do so [” Our Chance to Capture the Center,” op-ed, Aug. 7]. Convinced that this is fundamentally a conservative nation, Ford demanded that Democrats unceasingly inch toward the right or risk electoral irrelevance. As then-DLC official Ed Kilgore put it in 2005, “If we put a gun to everybody’s head in the country and make them pick sides, we’re not likely to win.” But we who live outside the D.C. bubble — in all 50 states, in counties blue and red — were hearing voices at odds with the Washington consensus. People wanted real choices at the ballot box. And given the disastrous rule of the Bush administration, they wanted a Democratic Party that stood tall and pushed back like a true opposition.
The new leadership responded. A concerted grass- and Net-roots effort, bridging online activists and the labor movement, forced Democratic officials to reject any “compromise” with right-wing interests seeking to gut Social Security. Democratic poll numbers rose in the wake of this victory as Bush’s fell. Standing strong for a core Democratic program was not only good for our country, it was smart politics.
Meet the Press: Markos vs Ford — Liberals vs Centrists
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August 13th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
It was a banner day when my fellow voters and I showed Francine “you don’t need no stinkin’ papers” Busby just what we thought of her and elected Bilbray. Hee hee hee!