The depths of the Obama enthusiasm gap grow

It's so bad now (take note, Josh Marshall, David Kurtz and other "adult" TPM-heads), that Obama can't even say STFU himself to the whiny liberal base anymore, because it won't register. Instead, he is now delegating STFU duties to Uncle Joe Biden.

Much more at Salon, where Joan Walsh tries to defend the STFU noise.

Meanwhile, Obama himself is busy fighting the hypocrisy gap; this one is even more self-inflicted.

More at Glenn Greenwald.

And, let's not forget the Obama stupidity gap!

Is this all too much idealism? I think not.

As I told a friend, in response to my linking of this, and the new Rolling Stone story, on Facebook:

I would at least be referring to those not dumb enough to conduct compromises in public (the stimulus) before the time to actually compromise. I would be referring to those dumb enough to not STILL negotiate with the GOP a year later (health care) after having been burned on the stimulus. I would be referring to those who don't believe what even Bush didn't claim, that they have the right to execute Americans without trial (the Yemeni-American cleric). None of this is "uncompromising," Andy, and more and more people besides just me are tired of Team Obama saying "stop whining." The man sold out to Wall Street 2 years ago for campaign dinero; finally, more people are waking up.

As far as a "wash," in the late 19th century, it took 20-plus years of even more active third-party votes before progressivism became part of the political mainstream. If it takes that today, it takes it.

Sadly, the Democrats, if they lose Congress, or if Obama loses in 2012, will take away the wrong lessons from this, though.