[tinyowl]

I'm about to read it, but I have argued for a while that the dems are not even trying to win, they are laying the groundwork for knowing they are going to lose and how to deal with it ... likely by trying to sabotage the election so it can't be called legit.

They have known for a long long time there is no path to victory. Got a crisis? get a bigger crisis.

OK I will read now and see if we agree!

[tinyowl]

Yeah tinyowl, this is what you've been saying for about a month. Truly you are prescient tinyowl! Yes tinyowl!

This ridiculous conversation with myself reminds me of one of the best Zen Koans:

Every day Master Ruiyan used to call to himself, "Master!"[1]
and would answer, "Yes!"[2]
Again, he would call, "Thoroughly awake! Thoroughly awake!"[3]
and he would answer, "Yes! Yes!" "Don't be deceived by others, any day or any time." "No! No!"[4]