Re: Re: Re: Re: Stop the name calling

[Brad DeLong]

>Since politics is about what people think, to
>a great extent at least, the fact that the movement(s)
>coalescing behind Nader have improved definition --
>as a collectivity -- means the left is progressing. The
>low Nader vote is not a great help in this vein, but it
>does not detract from the general forward movement.
>The definition includes a helpful sorting out.  For
>instance, I used to think well of Todd Gitlin.  Now I
>think he's a dork.

I've thought Todd Gitlin was a dork for a long time. But "all enemies 
on the right" does not a large movement make when you start with 3%...

Brad