"Wrong" values

Perhaps it is about values: a rather insightful New York Times Magazine commentary makes the argument that Democrats are screwed right now because they want to "play fair," rather than take whatever route will give them an advantage---a route which both Bill Clinton and Dubya have exploited to their respective advantages. That, and lately they seem to be so unfocused and disorganized that they have the strategic sense of a herd of lemmings dashing for the sea.