Watch out, Bush. We're coming!

The David Brooks piece in the New York Times must have brought a smile to your lips this morning, Bush. Do you glance at the Times, from time to time (forgive the clumsy phrasing)? I happen to think he's wrong. Brooks, I mean. Interesting, but wrong. Interesting in tracing the history of political and social action on the Internet back to those groups like the Elks and the Shriners. Wrong in assuming that the new and powerful Internet community that Howard Dean unleashed is composed only of pointy-headed intellectuals far removed from the realities of American life. I believe we are a huge, and hugely diverse community, and that those of us who share a liberal bias are not united simply by our ability to raise money. There's passion out here, Bush. That's what Brooks misses. As I said in a responding letter to the Times (a long shot for publication, Bush, but there's always hope), his dismissive conclusion--that Berkeley will be safe territory for the Democrats for years to come--may well come back to haunt him at the next election. By the way, I'm wearing my ThinkBlue armband, and giving others out to friends. It's a good way to remind ourselves that every day now counts towards November 4, 2008.