The rats used to be quite successful. One of their more stellar examples of implementing the 10 planks of Communism was the effort to degrade and destroy public education as an institution so that all it could produce was an individual ignorant of their rights and fully indoctrinated towards rat-oriented beliefs. The Communists called them "useful idiots".
The problem is that the "useful idiots" inevitably became Democrats. The next problem is that these "useful idiots" proved to be more "idiot" than "useful". They simply overwhelmed the base and now they drive the train carrying the rats agenda. As with any pending train wreck, it's hard to tear your eyes away from it.
The train-wreck that the Democrat party has become is altogether well deserved, spectacular and can't come soon enough.
As for myself, I'm sitting back and enjoying some popcorn.
"..to continually claim that Bush is a moron.."
Wouldn't it be great to have a button that reads "Moron Club in support of the Moron President." It would be hugely deflating to the Left, IMHO. Another good one would be "Morons vs. Useful Idiots."
"The problem is that the "useful idiots" inevitably became Democrats."
I agree with what you say. IMHO, the biggest problem facing the Dims is that their base is a big conglomerate of single-issue fanatics, all of which are factions whose only interest is THEIR OWN single issue. The only issue they can agree on is that a far Left candidate is most friendly to their own, individual single issue. I like the way they run their campaigns, i.e., they lose all the time.