Meanwhile, on "our side"......
Who’s in touch with those ‘grassroots’? (telling D.C. to ignore Tea Party, Rush Limbaugh voices) "...........There is nothing wrong with pumping up the troops and telling the true-believers what they want to hear. There certainly can be a division of labor on the right just as there is on the left. (In sports terms you need college cheerleaders and a coach, but you don’t want the former calling the plays.) The problem comes when Republicans take them seriously, following their advice and their lead over the cliff and into the political abyss."