It'll save us some self-delusion, I suppose, which is generally a good thing, but there is, to all of this screaming, a definite element of giving the Dems back what they gave Bush all those years. It's fun, it's healthy, it blows off steam, and they have it coming in spades. I wouldn't go making any policy decisions on its basis, though, but I don't get the general sense that people are doing that. Could be wrong, of course.
What people are shouting is less indicitave than what they are doing. For one thing, people may shout that Obama is the Antichrist but nobody's really barricading the churches yet (although I must point out that him sacrificing those goats on the White House lawn might have been a tipoff). On the other hand, Obama has not made any overt anti-gun moves to date and yet firearms and ammunition are flying off the shelves like party favors on New Year's Eve. Clearly people are taking action on that, hence that is what they really believe. (And I happen to agree).
I do think Obama is an uninformed internationalist when it comes to foreign policy, advised by equally uninformed internationalists, and that this might commit the United States to erroneous and harmful policies. That's a cause for considerable personal anxiety. Others' mileages may vary. Domestically he's a redistributive Democrat but we knew that going in. His approach toward mandatory voluntary student universal service/labor/whateverthehell the current flavor is, is nothing short of grotesque but I suspect the native American skepticism toward youth regimentation will serve as a corrective. That doesn't mean I don't reserve the right to object to it with vigor and enthusiasm.
So I'll take the middle course. I'll scream calmly. Come on, Dave, buddy, take your own advice. Politics isn't any fun if you can't demonize your opponent just a little bit. ;-)
Ugh. Indicitave = indicative. Who needs spel chekc?