Alone Again, Naturally

In news that highlights the big-tent appeal of the Obama campaign, serial third-party footsie-playing semi-Democratic ex-Senator David Boren of Oklahoma endorsed Barack this morning. This is notable largely because Boren is the Broderite Master of Democratic self-loathing -- an alleged Dem who seriously considered running with Ross Perot as an independent in '96, after Perot had already demonstrated his, er, "flightiness"; and who was at the forefront of the Sycophantic Plutocratophiles for Bloomberg faction that fizzled out once it became apparent that Obama had firmly dominated Bloomy's ecological niche. Consequently, it's something of a novelty to see Boren actually endorsing a Democrat.

Of course, Boren's endorsement primarily serves to highlight how irredeemably polluted Joe Lieberman has become. When even David "Third Party" Boren is lining up behind Obama, it's time to realize that there's a true consensus Democrat on the scene. Yet "Independent Democrat" Joe is alone in his own little world, backing an archconservative.

Do you think he understands what a sad, lonely joke he's become?