Published in the bastion of those who most laughably tried to bring a governing philosophy to Conservatism, a neocon philosophy that has also been like flypaper to a whole set of Constitution rippers and Executive imperialists, a professor tries to track the history of liberal thought and thinkers - at least what he can remember of it.
It's a riot. Among the gems, 60s radicals are "decamped" at Universities (wholesale?) and left-wing bloggers are "hit men":
The allies of the wealthy, the bloggers, are the coalition's hit men. Almost all are males in their thirties. The two most prominent, "Markos and Jerome" (Markos Moulitsas Zúniga of the Daily Kos and Jerome Armstrong of MyDD), gained their fame and won their political clout by latching onto Howard Dean's candidacy in 2003 and using the Internet to help create the "Democratic wing of the Democratic party." Their websites not only constantly abuse thought, but show contempt for intellectuals, even while gaining influence among them. The language is often violent and vulgar. The moving spirit of the Daily Kos is one of anger and resentment, which, when not directed at Democrats who dare to stray from the wing line, is directed at the president, the vice president, and the Iraq war.
-James W. Ceaser, University of Virginia
-James W. Ceaser, University of Virginia
