OK - there is a sense of dreadful deja vu in which Daily Kos is playing out recent American history within its own confines at this very moment. First TeacherKen was morally attacked and quite naturally his response of tough-but-fair self defense was understandable. Is it coincidence that this occurred on 11-09?
We all supported TeacherKen. He had 90% approval rating for the full hour after his initial foray into the diary. He was powering toward a fast resolution of the specific immorality when all of a sudden Granny Doc's moral conflict declared war on TeacherKen's. Next thing you know ol' Jeb's a billionaire and we are staring a full-blown flame war in the face. If only that was the worst of it. More melodrama after the fold.
It started with a small request as is the wont of all huge problems. It even seemed reasonable at the time. Since this internet playland has actual physical hardware and software that are necessary to its operation of this website, Web boss Markos Moulitsas made a request that his followers aka Koskophers make a one-time donation. This seed money would beget future revenue like honey draws bees. So the money that was raised was loaned out to startup websites which in turn requested more seed money on the promise of future returns.
Pretty soon there were internet website bundlers who made quick cash off of the turn and burn of websites. Pretty soon you couldnt send an email without knocking down somebody's server. After a while the website Ponzi scheme collapsed under the weight of it's own pretentiousness. We all know what's coming next:
Trill' is gone
Trill' is gone away
Trill' is gone
Trill' is gone away
If you don't give me more money
Then you'll be sorry someday
We blew it all
We blew it all away
We blew it all
We blew it all away
Now I need more money
I need another trill' today