I am a long-time reader of Daily Kos.  I have made several comments over the years, but I've never written a diary entry until now.  The inspiration to write a diary entry came from the deft maneuvering of the Democratic leadership on the FISA fight and some aspects of it that show how the Democrats are different from the Republicans, why the netroots and activism like we see here at DKos matter, and especially why the recent FISA maneuvering looks to me like something out of a novel or a movie.  I've mentioned this in a couple of comments recently, but I'm hoping  more people will see this fleshed-out diaried version so they can either join me in appreciating the magnitude of what the Democratic leaders in Congress have done or set me straight on why I'm giving them too much credit.  Either way, the conversation makes writing the diary worthwhile for me.  
After the fold, a brief intro to the diarist followed by a story so unreal it still has me pinching myself to see if I'm dreaming...