More modest proposals

digby at Hullabaloo does an excellent job of pulling together a lot of recent recriminations suggestions about what message to take from this election . . .

I'm so relieved that we are having the discussion about which Democratic values we can safely shed early instead of waiting until closer to the next election like we usually do. I think we should get out ahead on these issues and put the Republicans off their game.

. . . and taking them to their inevitable conclusion: Let's jettison the Bill of Rights! (again, wait for the page to jump down)

Right of Assembly? That is so September 10th. Fuggedaboudit.

His tone is just right. Progressives need to relax a bit so that we can all get back to reality space and reclaim the real values of the American left.