I do see that last point, but I have to say, it kind of freaks me out when a leftie talks about how we have to "send a message." To my ear, that's right-wing speak for "do what's legal or not, I don't care, but it is important HOW WE LOOK."
Getting voted the heck out by a landslide would do a good job of sending the message. Impeachment will just strengthen the divide and kill any chance of such a landslide. Heck, much of what's going on nationally is a small echo of what's happening in IL. There will be a backlash in IL - the Dems here have blown - completely - any claim they had on being better than their predecessors.
Nationally, strengthen the divisive issues, and we'll be looking at people like Pat Buchanan coming again onto the stage, as the right pulls in all the far-to-the-edge people it can (much as the left did not so long ago with the like of Mr. Sharpton) to get that magic 50.01% in the states "that matter." Meaning more pitches to either extreme, while most people are left voting only for the extreme nearest them. Bad mix of trends in every country where it has happened before.
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Date: 2007-07-04 10:57 pm (UTC)Getting voted the heck out by a landslide would do a good job of sending the message. Impeachment will just strengthen the divide and kill any chance of such a landslide. Heck, much of what's going on nationally is a small echo of what's happening in IL. There will be a backlash in IL - the Dems here have blown - completely - any claim they had on being better than their predecessors.
Nationally, strengthen the divisive issues, and we'll be looking at people like Pat Buchanan coming again onto the stage, as the right pulls in all the far-to-the-edge people it can (much as the left did not so long ago with the like of Mr. Sharpton) to get that magic 50.01% in the states "that matter." Meaning more pitches to either extreme, while most people are left voting only for the extreme nearest them. Bad mix of trends in every country where it has happened before.