Barrie's fairies are dependent on the belief of others to survive. In one famous scene, she [Tinkerbell] is dying, but will survive if enough people believe in fairies. In the play the characters make a plea to the children watching to sustain her by shouting out "I believe in fairies," and clapping, an example of "breaking the fourth wall."
Dday over at Digby's place takes note of the latest squirming in McSame's futile attempts to wriggle out of his "100 years" comment about staying in Iraq:
The unstoppable whine from the RNC over Democratic message dominance on John McCain's "100 years in Iraq" comments has now morphed into "you stole footage from a terrorist Michael Moore!"
Seems they used the same stock footage!
Q: What's better than seeing the GOP on defense?
A: Seeing how bad they are at it.
That's just beginning, of course. But doesn't get much better for the GOP. Sure the media is totally in the tank for them. But it's all just more gobbledygook, and it's all defense.
In the past few weeks, John McCain and his Republican sycophants have been trying to push his "100 years" comment into the memory hole. They know this is a devastating attack, that Americans don't want to stay in Iraq forever, and the Republicans are pissed that Barack Obama hits McCain over the head with this every time he makes a speech.
This video by Josh Marshall offers a pretty good rundown:
It is absolutely crucial for all of us in the progressive blogosphere to understand this issue, and know how to defend against it. The "100 years" comment is death for McCain's campaign, so we can't let them wash it away. More on the flip:
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