Tuesday, November 06, 2007

A dark and stormy night over the edge of a cliff

With Hollywood writers hitting the picket lines, forcing Leno and Letterman into reruns, it is time to put down the remote and ask: Is the strike wider than we understand?

Consider Will Bush Suck the GOP Down the Drain With Him? by Arianna Huffington:
I've written about how the lunatic fringe of the GOP has taken over the party. Well, the takeover is so complete that those looking to lead the party have come to the conclusion that the only way they can win is to compete for the 24 percent of the country that does not think we are headed over the edge of a cliff. They are all vying to be voted head wacko of the lunatic fringe. Running on a platform of heightened Bushism, they seem to think the reason three-quarters of the country has turned against the president is because he just wasn't extreme enough. So the problems of the GOP will only intensify when Bush packs his bags.

Are non-union-but-union-sympathizing writers writing poorly to show solidarity with the picketing writers? Is it even a conscious thing? Oh, how I want this strike to go away. Developing…