The proverbial train wreck in slow motion.

Otherwise known as the 2008 Democratic primary.

This situation has come about because the Democratic party is no longer about principle but personality. Because 21st century liberalism is bereft of real ideas it has become vulnerable to the cult of personality. Ideology has now been demoted to rhetoric or talking points. Who really believes that either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton are determined to preserve the national security of the United States? But anyone can readily see they are devoted to preserving the interests of themselves. That's what counts. And as Morris and Chait will now see, it's all that counts. 'How could she?' Chait wonders. The Clintons always could. It's just that he was the last to know.

Remarks. As a pro-McCain Republican, I obviously see "good news" in anything that helps McCain. But I can't feel good about the nastiness that seems destined to overtake the Democratic side in this election. Of course it's not up to me; but the sad thing is, it's not really up to America's Democrats either; it's up to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the power brokers behind the scenes. That's the real shame, because the millions of good, honest, decent American voters who are also loyal Democrats deserve better.

The only silver lining is that maybe this will result in much-needed electoral reform - for both parties, and for the election process as a whole. It would be nice if "hope" and "change" were more than slogans.