Hello fellow Kossacks:
I'm a long-time member of dKos (UID 14987). I don't remember exactly when I joined, but it was probably around the spring of '04. I used to post all the time, but my life got complicated, and now I'm more of a lurker. But I still visit the site just about every day, and I do my best to stay well-informed. Please bear with me and read what I have to say today; I'll try to be brief (not my strong suit, alas).
Kos' frontpage diary about Jim Webb today caught my eye because it pointed up a dynamic I've been aware of for a while.
Background:
I watched Webb's incredible Dem Response last night, and spoke to a few friends to rejoice about it.
"Webb is the Man!"
"First his exchange with Bush in December and now this!"
"I am so glad he put us over the top in the Senate!"
The reaction, amongst many of my friends, was more or less blank stares: "Who is this guy again?"
Are you kidding me? Who is Jim Webb? How could you not know him by now? Have you never been to dKos?
See below the fold for where I'm going with this....
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