The fox and the grapes.

himself with stupid bigoted sexist wretches because none of them knows any better.

And Christie STILL thinks they're the cool kids' table. What a maroon.

backbone from its politicians.

We really need a leader right now, someone to rally around and someone to focus the energy of the Democratic base, and none is emerging.

Sanders, Ellison, Warren are all good candidates from my perspective.

it would have been Warren, but it's not happening.

ETA: I'd like to see more from Duckworth. She's a bulldog, and I think we need that now. Franken has captured some of our imagination, but no one is providing a structure. We need a structure.

Politicians can be that focal point, that personification, of a movement. But we must also remember that no politician is a movement. They are at best a member of a movement, but the people must always keep pressure on politicians.

it appears that Christie was shunned in favor of people that are even bigger asses than he is (even though that is unimaginable).

And I don't think it was my imagination that Brian Williams was getting irritated with Christie. I can't remember exactly what he said, but after sitting through all Christie had to say, he responded with a comeback that was critical of Trump, then promptly went to break.