Possibly the most important thing: Dems need to get better at the propaganda wars.

[DanTex]

12. That's pretty much what I'm saying, yes.

Yes, propagandizing doesn't come naturally to liberals because we actually believe in truth. But, look, this is a propaganda war. The stakes are very high, when we lose, like we just did, lots of bad things happen to millions of people.

I also realize that Weiner and Grayson have gone down in flames, but that's for reasons entirely separate from their flamboyant speech.

Besides, I think that congress is the wrong place to be making those kind of flamboyant speeches. It comes off as grandstanding. So maybe Grayson is a bad example, but I think his talking point could have been a successful one. The correct place for blunt attacks on the GOP is in the media, and preferably done by surrogates, not elected officials.