“The triangle is broken and they're on their own until further notice.”

Frustrating but important piece by Peter Daou at HuffPo. Here’s just a snippet:

This, then, is the reality: progressive bloggers and online activists -- positioned on the front lines of a cold civil war -- face a thankless and daunting task: battle the Bush administration and its legions of online and offline apologists, battle the so-called “liberal” media and its tireless weaving of pro-GOP narratives, battle the ineffectual Democratic leadership, and battle the demoralization and frustration that comes with a long, steep uphill struggle.

Go read the whole thing. (Hat tip Atrios.)