It's not so much that they never admit a mistake as that they are clueless as to any science of social / human / political behavior. They treat this like a chemical reaction involving nearly inert materials rather than the tumultuous activity of dynamic human beings.

A lot of people out here have sensed Joementum was vulnerable for some time and that attacking him presented a great opportunity. The issues are there, spectacularly the war, but many, many others that have been coming out as the campaign progresses. One subterranean matter not widely appreciated is how teachers across this nation have been seething about school vouchers for decades, we read about it virtually monthly in our union publications. It has been just immensely galling to watch that poseur Lieberman become the great voucher champion. That fact alone helps account for both CT teachers' unions endorsing Lamont and I bet they've been ready for this for a long time.

I remember people wringing their hands about taking on Joe not so long ago -- oh my God, we will be risking the credibility of the blogosphere. My attitude: fuck the blogosphere if it can't or won't execute a campaign like this, it's not worth anyone's time. Watching the blogs getting behind Lamont has been deeply gratifying, participating in the discussion and seeing the consensus develop to go for it.

Really a perfect storm is developing: a vulnerable and marvelously inept target candidate of high national status, a self-financing opponent, an emerging movement for power throwing in with the challenger. That's how you win battles and accumulate power -- by engaging in social struggle, prudently and intelligently, but also boldly. That is something Dick Morris will never understand.
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