It may be a little too early to start counting our chickens, but I'm going to try anyway.
For the sake of posterity, I'm interested in creating a list of all of the significant events that have transpired over the last 8 years to put the Democratic party at this historic crossroads.
I will start off with the obvious ones. But I know there are many Kossacks who are more informed than I, so please add to the list with a comment. My plan is to compile them into a new diary, or perhaps just update this one.
Follow below the fold for the list.
I am going to divide the list into the following two categories:
- Schadenfreude (aka stupid Republican tricks)
- Moments that we can reflect upon with pride on November 5th (aka smart Democratic moves)
For category 1:
sub category "BushCo":
"Mission Accomplished"
Colin Powell at the UN
Bin Laden remains on the lose
sub category "McCain straight-talk train wreck":
Palin
Palin
Palin
Joe the Plumber (or "Plummer")
$150,000 worth of "lipstick" for "hockey mom"
Ashley Todd
sub category "Repub corruption and scandals":
Foley
Stevens
Larry Craig
For Category 2:
Obama
Obama
Obama
Biden VP choice
And some events that may not fall under either category:
Hillary and the primary "vetting" that made Ayers and Wright old news
The economy stupid
Okay, there is a start... post your comment to add to the list.
I have a feeling it will be dozens of event by the time we are done.