Jason Cherniak is excited about being mentioned by Daily Kos. I hope the arrogance of Markos Moulitsas isn't contagious:
"There's no doubt we're turning the political world upside down," said DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas Thursday night as he gave the "keynote" address to open the YearlyKos convention here at the Riviera Hotel. "We have arrived. Look at this conference."
From that modest beginning, according to Moulitsas's storyline, came triumph just one year later. "2003 was the year of Howard Dean," Moulitsas said, "where an unknown governor from a small, remote, and usually forgotten state was propelled to front-runner status on the strength of people power."
Then came a setback. "2004," said Moulitsas, "yeah, let's not talk about 2004." But after that, another triumph. "2005 was the year we helped Howard Dean become DNC chairman. We also helped Paul Hackett prove that a strong unapologetic progressive voice could compete in a blood-red conservative district."
The odd thing was that Moulitsas's victories weren't actually victories. 2003 might have been the year of candidate Howard Dean, but 2004 was the year in which the Democratic presidential nominee was actually chosen-and Dean lost. And while 2005 was indeed the year Dean ascended to the top of the DNC, it would be a mistake to attribute his victory mostly to Moulitsas's influence. And Paul Hackett, a Moulitsas favorite who ran for a seat in the House from Ohio in 2005-well, he lost. And so did more than a dozen other candidates who ran with Moulitsas's support.
Not sure I would brag about being linked by the nutters at Daily Kos. I prefer my links from the National Review (1 2 3). Definitely a classier bunch of guys.
And rooted in reality. But then being realistic is a conservative trait.
