Ok, that´s something I can agree with.

Maybe not infallible but consistently interesting and original. Always something to look forward to. Which is indeed exceptional.

As a young man I always wanted a romantic death - getting shot by the police while on the run, dying on the hot asphalt while the desert sun goes down and my baby cries for me, that sort of stuff - but of course I never actually did anything to bring it about. Which is good because young men are idiots. And now I´m much wiser. Or am I?

I´m not a boomer - just over 40 - and I hate to sound like an old geezer, but there simply aren´t many great rock or soul acts today. Rock and soul had their time and that time is past.

Give me ten bands you want to see up there
a) who weren´t around before 1990 (note: that was 20 years ago)
b) who are still performing
c) who are popular enough and appropriate for such a venue

You want to see Green Day doing American Idiot? I don´t think so!

Judging from tapes and videos, The Who were still a pretty good live act until a couple of years ago.

Yes. Never happened to me though. Pity!

"both parties need to learn some lessons from this"
You mean Democrats need to respect Kos more? Just kidding.

Politicians spend an incredible amount of time and money on chasing voters. Any group of unified potential voters will get heard if they have a coherent message and if polling suggests that they are not a very small fringe. It is in the nature of politics and politicians (and voters, let´s face it) that they will never go far enough in the direction of small government (but in the other direction, oh sure).
There is always the danger that the energy will dissipate. I am certain we will eventually be disappointed by the Republicans. But I don´t worry about that right now. Only a massive disaster on election night (or two) will move Democrats back to the middle, which will allow the GOP to move the right until it sheds voters again. The cycle never stops.

re 1. If this is not a true grassroots movement, what is? As the left knows all too well, many grassroots movements end up having a convention and some form of organisation. That´s how you typically hear about them. Unfortunately, it´s the one known way to achieve permanence: to become an institution.

re 7. "Non-partisan" is not a badge of honor. The way such movements (and third parties) change politics is by influencing national parties through popular pressure. Any small-government movement is inherently conservative which means the Democrats don´t want you. So it will naturally align itself with the GOP while having a direct influence on the GOP (just as numerous leftwing organisations channel their influence only through the Democrats). Aligned is not necessarily "co-opted". No, it doesn´t defeat the purpose unless the purpose is to make us feel good about ourselves for a couple of months and accomplish nothing.

There´s beauty. And there´s incandescent hotness.
Johnny Stompanato would agree: she´s worth a knife between the ribs.

I am not quite convinced but at least it is an argument. Don´t get me wrong: I have always admired Spielberg´s technical mastery of the form from the moment I watched CE3K as a 12 year old. In fact that movie in some ways changed my life. I know he is an excellent director. I just don´t think he is infallible or particularly deep, though to be fair, who is these days? And I hate Munich as you will have noticed.