I’ve been saying for quite some time that one of the most entertaining results of Obama’s election would be the inevitable heartbreak of his true believers. Politics is mostly useful to crush dreams.
Thanks to Ian I know the moment has come.
This is the sort of intellectual dishonesty that makes it hard to discuss serious things with non-stupid people who don’t agree with me. It’s one thing to see it from professional right-wingers, but it’s whole another to see it from someone whom I generally like.