1) The entire Left Blogosphere will mobilize to support the censure resolution

2) Two to three hundred threads will appear on these boards reminding people to call in, call in, fax, write, email, call call call!

3) Some folks on these boards will become convinced that the censure resolution will indeed pass

4) The censure resolution will be brought up, and lose by a super-majority

5) Fifty to a hundred threads will appear on these boards condemning the Democratic senators who voted against censure; the high of possibility will be followed by the crash of disappointment, disillusionment, etc. Certain outspoken members will be more outspoken, threatening to leave and then begging to be banned. Battles will erupt within the camp, posts and subthreads will be deleted.

But we will have had our political adrenaline fix for the week, and then something else will happen, drawing our attention to that. This cycle has been all to frequent over the last few years. Its unfolding is utterly predictable. This will serve as merely another "wave" or "fix," as the same ole same ole grinds on and on. Perhaps rather than trying so hard to manage these events, DU would be more useful as a forum to manage our responses to these events.