i think, overall, the left's disillusionment with obama - beautifully captured in stewart's interview, in which obama, surprisingly, really floundered - is a good thing. now maybe they're disillusioned unanimously, which would recapitulate the problem. but if they splinter this at least would force them into a critical posture and attenuate their continual mutual backslapping (=self-congratulation) for their super-intelligence.