Reply #35: having watched/read over time

[salin]

its not quite like a 'fessed up' ala a freeper outing himself - but a manifestation of extreme frustration. Walt has often waivered between ABB vs wanting dems to be a real opposition party - am guessing this was more an expression of that same frustration (the old "the party left me") but I would also guess that in the end, as has been the case before - he wants repubs out more than anything and would work for that goal.

I just say this b/c it is misleading to think of this as an "outing" (ala when a freeper disruptor shows himself) but a symbol of how frustrated some folks are getting (not at DU perse but it manifests itself here) due to a feeling of powerlessness at stopping bushco and the GOP one-party rule system.

I suspect we will see many other long-timers hit that point and go over the line (as we have seen many times) as we run up to the next elections - and I will continue to have some empathy for them as I don't think it is that these folks want to see repubs win - I think it is an expression of fear that the repubs will win (ala that the current debate leading to whatever personal implosion will lead to repub win). In short it is an argument about strategy of ending this regime - rather than an enemy within thing. Our anger is so palpable that we have taken strategy debates to turning on each other.

That said - his post really didn't give Skinner any alternatives.