July 4, 2009
The Democrats have a lot of "first responders" on a wide variety of issues. There are for example, leftist NGOs with established pro-Zelaya positions [in Honduras] who pull in the media and the media in turn pulls in the bureaucrats. It acts like a shot line, which pulls across the thicker messenger line or a succession of thicker cables which ultimately provides purchase to transfer the main cables in a transfer between ships at sea. By this incremental method, even huge vessels can be linked to one another -- and quickly. But the Republican Party, it seems to me, is too dependent on a few established "names". The grassroots don't have an efficient way to pull a messenger line over. Therefore days and even weeks pass before a "name" eventually bestirs himself to respond. By then, it may be too late. Although parts of the conservative system respond quickly, regarded in its totality, the conservative OODA loop is far too slow....
Posted by Vanderleun at July 4, 2009 6:28 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.