So in 2006 there will be two Democratic parties. There will be the “official” party leaning against the Bush-Reagan-Nixon thesis, those who will say their issue is the tactic of Iraq, and the “netroots” party that may refuse to actively support some of these people and will concentrate on more controversial positions, like saying “no” to torture.

If the historical patterns hold, if the election isn't stolen as blatantly as any Third World despot might steal one, the wheel is about to spin.

Google is a global operator delivering everyone's content, NBC's included, quickly, to whoever wants it. Think of it as an NYSE of knowledge. Does that make it a little more real?

Get that? If you try to stop the Bells from controlling what you can do with your Internet connection you are violating their rights! This is pure chutzpah.

If you're in the open source software business you must be aware of the political impact of what you say and do. You have to understand concepts like credibility. You need to know that the people who support you also, in a way, own you, just as a politician's constituents own them.

Don't keep telling us to support what doesn't work. Don't just lean into what doesn't work. Tell us something new. Give us a new story, give us new values, show us a completely new direction.

But in every case, in each and every case, a new Political Thesis emerged from the crisis which lasted for a generation. And it came from the new force within the opposition party. It came from the Goldwater Conservatives (who had never held power before), from the neo-progressives of the 1930s (who had never held power), from the Populists and Progressives (who had never held power) from the Republicans (who had never existed).

I’m taking about modest IP connectivity – the most valuable services such as medical monitoring or supporting infrastructure is akin to a slow modem and can be deployed over any path – no need for DSL or all that.

It was the lie of consolidation, told by Fiorina, that sent H-P down this road. Once this was accepted, what happened with Dunn and Hurd was inevitable.

If this is an honest election, it will be the biggest blow-out in political history. But this may not be an honest election. Bush seems intent on bringing the temple down on his head. And we're stuck in it with him. So what is there to talk about, to argue about? All we can do is hold our collective breath.