Then I remember that the democrats are not the good solution, they are not the people I voted for; they are the less bad solution that got my vote by default when I voted against some crazy Republican.posted by VTX at 12:24 PM on April 11, 2011 Atrios: As Digby suggests, it is somewhat of a mystery why centrists fail to understand that The Left can be useful as something other than punching bag.