Jim VandeHei of the Washington Post notes something we've all be aware of for years--the far left are working hard to destroy the Crats electoral viability.

These activists -- spearheaded by battle-ready bloggers and making their influence felt through relentless e-mail campaigns -- have denounced what they regard as a flaccid Democratic response to the Supreme Court fight, President Bush's upcoming State of the Union address and the Iraq war. In every case, they have portrayed party leaders as gutless sellouts.

First, liberal Web logs went after Democrats for selecting Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to deliver the response to Bush's speech next Tuesday. Kaine's political sins: He was too willing to drape his candidacy in references to religion and too unwilling to speak out aggressively against Bush on the Iraq war. Kaine has been lauded by party officials for finding a victory formula in Bush country by running on faith, values and fiscal discipline.

The voters are with Kaine, who reflects the views of the vast majority of Democrats I know personally- faithful, patriotic Americans who mainly differ from Americans on economic issues.

The energy and the money is with the moonbats, as John F. Kerry's bit of pandering these past few days demonstrates so well. What is less well known is that he managed to convince 25 Democrat senators to go along with him. Not enough, but impressive indeed when you consider that a good number of these people were on the record as against a filibuster.

The fact that the two essential components for victory cannot abide each other spells doom for the Democrats and not just for 2006, but long term.

You won't be hearing this much this year, at least not until after the election, but it is nonethless the central truth of our politics. What I find terribly ironic is that the Abramoff scandal seemed to be all it took to heal the rift in the Republican party. Conservatives have been deeply annoyed by the Republican shopping spree and it threatened to undermine party unity. The speed at which elected officials "found God" was remarkable. The Bush administration seems also to have rediscovered core principles, as I believe will be underscored in tomorrow evening's State of the Union Address.

It is said of the Palestinians that they miss no opportunity to miss an opportunity.

They apparently aren't the only ones.

Daily Kos:

I'm not naming names. The list is up for all to see. And each one on that list has just made my life more difficult. Because every time I walk a precinct or call somebody for a financial contribution this election year, I'm going to run into a lot more "Screw the Democrats. They don't stand up for me." And my only reply will have to be a sheepish, we have to elect more Democrats so those unwilling to stand up for you don't weigh as heavily on the party.

Case in point. Inside the bubble, the kossacks think they are mainstream. I have no doubt they can nominate a lot of Democrats who reflect their views, but they simply can't win an election, at least not by honestly representing the moonbat dogma.