Joshua Marshall may be recovering his grip. This article (Are liberals hopeless suckers?) is the first thing in a long time on Talking Points that didn’t directly deal with Enron’s corrupting influence on the Bush White House and the Republican Party generally:
You better believe it.
Back in 1997 and 1998, as the presidential contenders were readying their engines, all Democrats pretty much realized that the nomination was Al Gore’s to lose. But liberals were discomfited by Gore’s centrism and casting about for some standard-bearer. Dick Gephardt decided he was that man.
Maybe there’s hope for the old boy after all.