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25 October 2008
Whither blogging from the left?
Aside from some anxiety about what nasty surprises Republicans may have in store for us this week and on Election Day I am, overall, feeling hopeful about our electing Obama and lots of Democrats to the House and Senate.
But I am not so sanguine about this: with Democrats in control, what will happen to the liberal blogosphere?
We have analyzed and trumpeted, raised money and consciousness, and provided a new model for doing political business. But if the vitality that drives us stems largely from being the "out" party lo these many years, and if it's the red meat of outrage that has fed us -- what will we do after we've won?
We have learned to participate in a wide-ranging narrative of community and world. What do we bring next to the story?
Posted by EDN on October 25, 2008 at 04:30 PM in Blog Watch | Permalink
Comments
Considering how completely non-specific the platform of "change" is, I think you'll have four exciting years denouncing Obama as a turncoat when he fails to do what you had in your head as what change meant. Not to mention attacking him for keeping a force in Iraq, responding to the next terrorist attack by defending America (but Chomsky says that just perpetuates the cycle of violence!), etc.
Posted by: Mike G | Oct 27, 2008 5:09:17 AM
You'll keep raising money for us you idiot schmuck.
WTF? How could you be soooo off the program?
Keep sending in those $249.99 donations. Moscow wasn't built in 4 years, you know!
Posted by: obamacamp | Oct 27, 2008 6:31:10 AM
Traditionally, the Democratic Party turns on itself when it has no one left to fight. Whereas the Republican Party turns into the Democratic Party in analogous circumstances.
Posted by: Neil | Oct 27, 2008 7:36:52 AM
Accountability.
Posted by: Odanuki | Oct 27, 2008 7:41:12 AM
Fight amongst ourselves, of course! And finally, we will have opponents worth hating and spitting venom at. Rethuglicans are pikers compared to Democrats when it comes to fratricide.
Posted by: Karl's Brother Groucho | Oct 27, 2008 7:57:02 AM
After the euphoria, will come a classic "The Candidate" moment, as in, "What do we do now?"
Following that will come a flurry of overreaching enthusiasms, most of which will be shot down. Leading to calls of, "If only we had sixty senators, we'd be able to bring Nirvana" or "Those damned Blue Dog Democrats - what we need are some real liberals."
Somehow, though, our failure to achieve perfection will always be the fault of "Dark Forces" (TM). Nobody will ever stop to think if maybe some of the ideas themselves were crazy.
Posted by: trashhauler | Oct 27, 2008 8:43:57 AM
I suspect you'll continue to find some Republican or another to hate.
Posted by: The Den Mother | Oct 27, 2008 9:26:01 AM
Well of course you will follow Obambi lock step off the cliff like good little lemmings do.
Anything less would be of course, dissent.
(Dare you to publish this comment)
Posted by: Mike | Oct 27, 2008 9:31:44 AM
All the libtard bloggers can come together and beginning harmoniously working on the third book of the Bible: The Obama Testament. Kinda like a giant Wiki.
Posted by: Lobo11 | Oct 27, 2008 9:59:04 AM
We have analyzed and trumpeted, raised money and consciousness, and provided a new model for doing political business.
Hmmm, I don't know..... maybe suppress the investigations into your new model, raise money for fines.......
Posted by: katablog.com | Oct 27, 2008 10:03:19 AM
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