Digby: Mainstream Progressives

12 years ago today I remember driving through a wierd other worldly landscape and listening to Rush on the radio the morning after Newt's big victory. As remains true for most of rural America, his was the only radio station that I could get out there in the middle of nowhere. It was a festival of chest beating and nationalism that brought to mind some unpleasant associations with certain historical figures from the 1930's. Their arrogance and disdain was on display even as they celebrated their big win --- all they could talk about was that the country had rejected the soft and squishy hated liberals.