Am I the only liberal out here who is noticing the beginnings of a popular groundswell against Bush that could certainly result in his eviction from the White House? I'm speaking of what seem to me to be some unique occurrences in response to what has certainly been a unique presidency. The first thing that comes to mind is Howard Stern's popular campaign against Bush. This has been thoroughly covered. What led me to this diary entry, however, is the fact that Anthony Zinni's book was co-written by Tom Clancy. Does this seem as huge to anyone else as it does to me? Clancy's name on a book may well guaranty huge sales. Clancy's name on a book that is critical of Bush may well guaranty a significant number of political conversions.

I don't want to overstate the political significance of these things, but it seems like Bush is being hammered from some places he wasn't expecting and may not be able to effectively counter. There's an argument to be made that these minor-seeming things are what will do true damage to Bush over the next few months.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro...

The AP is reporting that Kerry may delay his acceptance of the democratic nomination in order to delay the spending controls that will be in place after his acceptance.

Does this seem practical to anyone? I had not even considered it as an option. Though with Kerry's recent fundraising success, anything that puts further pressure on Bush is a wonderful thing, I wonder how political this will look.

-dylan

This is so common in barely merits notice, but the right wing Family Research Council has setup an astro-turf site that allows anyone visiting to conveniently send pre-drafted email to members of Congress.

Whenever I see one of these, I immediately use their technology to their own disadvantage. Typically, I draft an email in opposition to the group's stated intent.

This time, I had a stroke of genius. I put the pre-drafted portions in quotes and sent an email stating that any other emails containing the language are the result of a paid astro-turf program and not genuine grassroots opinions.

Think this has any merit? Let me know.