Michael Barone Lost It Long Ago

Like Digby, I 've been struggling to come up with something profound to say about the election, and finding myself a bit overwhelmed.

Nine days ago, writing this blog was easy; being in opposition is a progressive habit of long standing. Now I have to start off on a whole new plot. I'll get there.

But in the meantime, a quick hit: There's much discussion in the progressive blogosphere about Michael Barone's credibility-surrendering quote that journalists only criticized Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin because "she did not abort her Down syndrome baby." Steve Benen reflects that he didn't realize Barone was this far gone..

Well, I'm here to say that he was nearly this far gone as far back as 1966.