Topic: surprises

First the surprises.Famed blogger billmon called Ralph Nader an "asshole" as he professed a rekindled loyalty* to the Democratic Party. And gadfly David Sirota, a reliable Dem critic, claimed that progressives at the convention "finally defeated the corporate wing of the party." He cited Ted Kennedy's "electrifying" speech as proof.Well not so fast. Not everyone is convinced that the Dems have...