DU capitulates to politics as usual (Kerry) [View All]

[JackRiddler]

What happened to this place?

It was founded because of a coup d'etat, more specifically because the Democratic leadership went supine and legitimated it. It's called an "underground." In the aftermath of 9/11, it was instrumental in the electronic research movement that questioned the official story. The vast majority here fought against the invasion of Iraq and against the new police state. By now, apparently, they believe 9/11 was an inside job.

But within a few weeks, most fell for the "electability" sabotage meme with which the progressives were marginalized. In the meantime they seem to have convinced themselves that Kerry in any way bespeaks their political goal.

I don't care about his affairs; that he is sexually active is one of the best things I've heard about him. If it turns out that he sent an intern into exile, that's a bad thing, but so far I'm underwhelmed by the accusations and fairly well convinced they will backfire on the accusers. Americans are sick of this form of prudish sexual politicking, and they showed that during the impeachment.

But this guy voted for USA PATRIOT and IWR, not to mention Plan Colombia and Homeland Security. He mocked and attacked Dean for suggesting Bush might have known about 9/11. He knows about 9/11, of course, he's got Cleland on his team, but he's helping to keep it under wraps.

He's spent his Senate career gathering dirt on the Bush Mob (investigations into October Surprise, BCCI, CIA-cocaine, marrying Theresa) and doing NOTHING with it. It's apparently little more than his blackmail insurance for a presidential run. He's in a policy think-tank that supports a progressive "humanitarian" version of the PNAC program. He's telling the antiwar crowd to "get over it."

And where he never got more than 10 percent in a DU poll before Iowa, now you give him 55 percent and more. Why? Because you follow along with the leader like good little sheep.

Everyone wants to be with the winner, even if he's going to continue the Bush program. Hell, Kerry may end up worse, because he will have the apparent legitimacy and intellectual talent to legitimate the conquest of Iraq and put a human face on the dictatorship of PATRIOTism.

No doubt he's the perfect man to seize more oil-rich countries, and this time to tell Americans, "Hell yeah, it is because of the oil. You want unstable regimes in charge of that?"