Liberals Are Such Losers

Thomas Frank writes for Salon about the many parallels between Presidents Carter and Obama, beginning with the way they campaigned and how the electorate perceived them. Over the last six years we've noted most of those parallels here at COTTonLINE.

See Frank's conclusion:

There is something about the Carter / Obama personality that appeals to us (the liberal rank and file) in a deep, unspoken way, and that has led Democrats to fall for a whole string of passionless centrists: John Kerry, Al Gore, Michael Dukakis, Gary Hart and Bill Clinton. (snip) We focus on the person of the well-meaning, hyper-intelligent leader. We are so high-minded, we think. We are so scientific. We are such losers.

"Passionless" doesn't quite cover Gary Hart and Bill Clinton's extramarital escapades. However, most COTTonLINE readers will appreciate Frank's final self-critical statement.