It's just not the same placed it used to be. Today, there was a diary about Joe Biden and this marvelous smackdown which you may have heard about:
DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The worst possible thing we could do is what the Democrats are suggesting, and no matter how you carve it, you can call it anything you want, but basically, it is packing it in, going home, persuading and convincing and validating the theory that the Americans don't have the stomach for this fight.
BLITZER: All right. You want to respond to the vice president, Senator Biden?
BIDEN: No, I don't want to respond to him. He's at 20 percent in the polls. No one listens to him. He has no credibility. It's ridiculous.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/27/16620/5159#c112Anyway, a little bit downthread, there was a snarky comment about JK, so I responded, and figured I would get flamed. Instead, I've gotten 17 (oops now it's 20, since I started typing this) recommends so far, and two positve comments back!! And I have to say, that's kind of the way it's been going lately for me on DailyKos. In the end, Kerry's action and his speeches have left them no choice but to commend him for his efforts. I gotta say this has REALLY made my day!!
Here's the mini-comment thread starting with a comment about Dems that sparked the Kerry snark which led to the Kerry love:
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2006/6/27/16620/5159/12#c12