"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
Is in this post over at Hullabaloo. It's a genius post, in keeping with Digby's general high level of kickitude. It includes this:
They believe they've just been sitting around being polite and restrained and out of the blue the left has come out swinging.
This after we moved the party way to the center, gave them a successful moderate republican president for two terms who they then impeached and after they completely disregarded the disputed election returns and governed as if they had a mandate. I mean, I know we Democrats are the mommy party and all, but push mommy far enough and she becomes a screaming bitch on wheels. What did they expect?
Republicans seem to have a very serious problem seeing themselves as they appear to others. Perhaps this might give a clue to how we reached the point where liberals are fighting back with everything we have.
[Emphasis mine]
That's it in a nutshell, their weakness. It's been there all this time, and we've ignored it. The tiniest pinprick against their bluster will put them on the defensive, if it casts them in a light they're not capable of comprehending. And they have no idea where we're coming from. posted by David at 6/30/2004 12:56:00 AM ::
