I just can't believe the faith some people have in the Democrats. I did get the point Goldberg was trying to make, the point is that is IS preposterous.
He says:
"No, the argument, felt in places we don’t talk about at cocktail parties (vide A Few Good Men), is that the Democrats have been such irresponsible backseat drivers that they have to be forced to take the wheel to grasp how treacherous the road ahead is."
This is a major fallacy, that the Dems would grasp the real danger, if they were in power. Carter didn't grasp it, Bill Clinton didn't grasp it, what makes anyone think that they would grasp it now? If anything, Hillary would use it to declare her president for life.
I understand your point and agree.