In the twenty-year history of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton(?) American politics, here are the five biggest stories respresenting the greatest political achievements, from greatest to less great:

1. George W. Bush's fundraising, 1999-2000.

2. The large governor of a small Southern state (a/k/a "Bill Clinton") defeating an incumbent Republican president, 1992.

3. George W. Bush's consolidation of the Republican base, 1999-2004.

4. Bill Clinton's surviving impeachment and thriving in his last two years in office, 1998-2000.

5. Laura Bush's enduring popularity, 1999-present.

[abcnews.go.com]

Anyway, our country has really changed in the past 8 years if hack establishment journalists are now sucking the dicks of Democrats. Notice how Halperin doesn't mention a single thing that Obama has done, policy-wise. His list is like: his chief-of-staff makes the trains run on time. He doesn't respond to criticism at all. He's not emotional.

And that's why ideological journalism is ultimately better than this supposedly-non-partisan-but-somehow-still-allowed-to-give-opinions bullshit that CNN and Time and the Washington Post love so much. If you made Matt Yglesias write a list like this, he'd name policies that Obama has pursued. Alternatively, give it to a conservative who actually cares about conservatism and he or she would likewise point to policies and results.

This guy, meanwhile, is writing shit that no one gives a fuck about. Which makes him highly influential. Obviously.

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There are more that a few hundred thousand tea-baggers that are upset about the mortgaging of our future. Incidentally, this isn't just our children's' future. Unless you are an ailing octogenarian these policies are going to have a direct impact on your life.

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