Apart from his lame opening reference to a bygone fashion fad, WSJ's Brett Stephens today puts the left on notice: you've got everything you asked for (a liberal House, Senate and President, all with ideological control of the media and strong public support), so deal the goods or shut up forever.
Since liberalism began, it has operated on the myths that Stephens enumerates and SWNID has constantly reiterated: that genuine liberalism has not yet been tried, that Evil Geniuses of conservatism manage to steal elections and dupe the public, that bad luck (assassinations, poor timing, squandered political resources) have heretofore thwarted liberal efforts.
Meanwhile, in the election just finished, 21% of voters identified themselves as liberal, down from 22% in 2004. Conservatives held steady at 34%. So much for 2008 being a major political shift to the left.
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