“…progressives should welcome the people’s technical ownership of mechanisms for growth,” writes Glen. But Glen obviously does not understand that his use of that phrase, here, now, is an effort to define and thereby give substance to a much-desired but non-existent social group in America — namely “Progressives”. And this effort is blatantly, almost embarrasingly (a misspelling, no doubt), an incantation.

Why is this article not “filed” at DV under the word “Progressives”? Isn’t it obvious? There IS no “Topic” at DV called “Progressives”. Because there is no real-world correlate with the word, here, now, in America.

Sure, IF all the various domestic radical opponents to Bushco had got together by now, the disgusted no-voters, the principled Marxists, the lonely unionists, the anti-racists, etc, etc, — well it would look sweet, oh so sweet, for the November elections. But alas, they haven’t.

Hey, what the hey?

If the Bushies can continuously create reality by incantation, it’s past time their poor, disunited opponents gave it a try.

Nice try, Glen. Would that you were as effective a witch as the Bushies.