codpiece hagiography: Digby's on Fire

Friday, July 30

Digby's on Fire

Talk about yer Blogger Envy, Digby has pitched two perfect games in the last two days. Lets take a look at a sample, based on Ron Reagans article in esquire magazine. an excerpt of which preceeds this part:

I have no statistics and no data to support the idea that there are moderate republicans out there who are ready to jump, but like Ron Reagan, I have seen a vast amount of anecdotal evidence in my own life.

An investment banker friend of mine who reports that formerly rabid GOP colleagues will not vote for Bush again. He's perceived by these macho masters of the universe as a loser.

Veteran friends of my father who haven't voted for a Democrat since Truman cannot vote for Bush. His arrogance on the world stage is offensive to them.

Libertarian relatives who have never voted much but who are afraid of the Bush's overly warm embrace of the religious right and are talking to their friends about voting for Kerry.

An active Republican neighbor who is disturbed by the fact that there turned out to be no WMD in Iraq and expressed a very unusual desire to hear Kerry speak tonight.

Hopefully you'll just run on over and read the last two days worth, fresh of the boat.

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