Occam's Hatchet has the top diaryon the rec list right now. It is a beautiful description of our national condition at this moment, caused by years of inaction against the corrpution and illegality of the Bush regime. The comparison, of the rapid phase-change that occurs when a liquid is supersaturated with a salt, cooled, and then a seed-crystal is dropped in, is exquisite.
As if to highlight the elegance of OC's analogy, something happened in another diary currently vying for the top spot on today's rec list, Mike Stark's recounting of a recorded conference call between Nancy Pelosi and a blog contingent. It documents the official Democratic Party's "stand" on Impeachment, that defending the Constitution against the ravages of the Bush Administration by Impeachment would only be worth the trouble if they are guaranteed success in the attempt. Here is the Speaker: "Well, yeah, the Constitution is worth it if you can succeed (with Impeachment)."
Now, the "something" that happened in Mike's diary may be the beginning of the "crystallization event" that is described in OC's diary. Follow me, if you are curious.
Ok, here is the "something," an exchange between Susan Something and blueoasis, where they notice a strange synchronicity between themselves:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
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LOL. I just came back from changing mine and noticed that you had changed yours. Too perfect. But it does explain why we seem to be having such a difficult time preserving the rule of law. Some of we the people are apparently the only ones who believe in it.
As to the detective, I'm not sure that we could offer enough money to get someone to take on that job. But I'm sure we all have our suspicions, anyway.
"Well, yeah, the Constitution is worth it if you can succeed." Speaker Pelosi
by blueoasis on Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 03:26:09 AM PDT
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blueoasis, like dude, OMG!!!!! :D
Just checking in on last night's posts, gotta run, but that's really something that we both chose that and at the same time. Knew it. Soul mates. Yep.
"Well, yeah, the Constitution is worth it if you can succeed." -Nancy Pelosi
by Susan Something on Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 09:06:28 AM PDT
Ok, this is my thought: Susan and blueo have hit on something, simultaneously, spontaneously, seredipidously, and sychronistically. I think we should all follow their example and change all of our sig lines to Pelosi's craven admission that she isn't up to the job of salvaging our beloved Constitution and Republic (I just changed mine). To make it easy, here is the line for y'all to copy (I added the date of the quote just for archival purposes):
"Well, yeah, the Constitution is worth it if you can succeed." -Nancy Pelosi, 6/29/07.
If a large contingent of dkos users were to change their sig lines to that quote, it would send a massive message to the Democratic "leadership" that their "strategy" of playing it safe is the most dangerous tack they can take right now, and that their cowardice is the seed crystal that will catalyze the political landscape and undo their tenuous, play-it-safe hold on power.
Comeback anyone?