Scoobie is absolutely right.
Mystery of the Democrats' New Spine
The mystery is, how did this happen? How did the Democrats find their voice and gain the upper hand over Bush on a number of issues: Social Security, his right-wing judicial appointments, the Terri Schiavo case, Tom DeLay’s ethics mess and the John Bolton nomination? What has caused the Democrats to grow a new spine?There is a correlation here. I know it doesn't equal causation, but...
One thing missing from this otherwise excellent article is the rise of such groups as Media Matters. It's not just that we finally have a friendly forum, but that we're also out there fact checking their sorry asses. It's not a glamorous job and it's certainly not something that's going to have a explosive effect. But it's the continual wearing down of the edifices they have carefully built up over the past 20 years. The shit that they've piled up and mixed with straw to produce these towering altars has ossified and is highly resistant to direct attack. Withering erosion, on the other hand... We need sand blasting, seeping water which then freezes in the exposed cracks of their facade, and the constant erosion of their "credibility".
It's not enough simply to talk up your own game. You have to destroy theirs.
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