Thanks for Scaring the Bejezus Out of Me

Maybe Palin's extreme right wing views, flimsy reformer credentials, and her let's-fight-the-civil-war-again associates will help unify the Democratic party and other progressives. More people now identify themselves as Democrats. If enough of us can mobilize with the same tenacity as the dreaded right wing base, maybe we can prevent things from going down the toilet. I am more politically energized now than I was last week. There is something to the idea that, while it is good to be for something, it also helps to be against the alternative thing.

Pundits talk about the right wing base being energized. I want more information about what they do with this energy that makes them more formidable. Perhaps their strength is not entirely based on telling people that if they don't vote for their candidate, they'll go to hell. I hope it's not everyone saying the same thing in the same way like a bunch of robots.