A sure guess is that Rather spends a few hours licking toads before going on the air to come up with his wildly colorful metaphor and simile safaris.
Wow, George Will on ABC has just let Michael Moore have it!
"He not only loathes George Bush, but he loathes the country that would vote for George Bush."
He's saying that the democratic party will have to do something about its "Michael Moore faction" if it wants to survive.