A Liberal Libretto

As performed by the Rolling Stones:

Scene I opens with Libby the Liberal Blogger reading a Politico piece which contains a by-now-familiar refrain:

In private conversations, White House officials are contemptuous of what they see as liberal lamentations unhinged from historical context or contemporary political realities.

To which Libby responds with a warning to the Democratic leadership:



In Scene II, Democratic elites describe their perception of the situation:



Scene III gives us Libby, looking for relief:



and declaring, finally: