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So you appear on TV with this guy and you don't think that this is a trap? Making "appeal-to-the-fervent-base decisions is exactly what George "I've got some political capital and I'm going to spend it" Bush did, and look where it left him. The Republicans preached through the whole end of the election that Obama was a dangerous extremist in part to set up for the disruptive counter-attack should Obama and the Democratic party try to institute strong counter-measures once they were in power. Doing something provocative just plays into their hands and pretty much insures that nothing significant will change, as independent voters are watching and can easily be scared back to the Republican side of the aisle. The Democratic left should get some respect, but it also needs to show that it deserves it by being smart enough to understand the political realities of life. Buchannan hated the fact that Obama waws too smart to lose the election, and he is certainly hoping that the same won't continue into the administration.
