This was a comment I made in both advisorjim's and stephdray's diaries that advisorjim suggested I turn into a diary itself. Be gentle; I almost NEVER do diaries.
On Roberts, Rove, and the liberal response:
I want to prove to the entire frickin' country that the Left Wing Noise Machine can raise its voice to within an octave or so of that of the Right Wing Noise Machine. If those idiots can be heard and can have an impact, the God knows we can be heard, and we can make an impact. And when I say "we," I mean us -- the netroots -- in conjunction with our more traditional media cohorts (AAR, The Nation, The American Prospect, TDS, Countdown, etc.) and with our interest groups (Sierra Club, unions, NARAL, NOW, NAACP, etc.). And when I say "in conjunction with," I mean "regardless of the particular issue upon which we are highlighting our disagreement with Judge Roberts, we will tie that specific disagreement into an overarching, consistent, concise theme about his -- and BushCo's -- overall disregard for the majority of Americans."
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