I think we in the progressive blogosphere are having another Diebold moment. Another moment of insanity, powerlessness, pouting, negativity, and basically conspiracy-theorizing. It reminds me of in 2004, the trolls saying, "Why bother voting, the system is rigged anyway, Bush is gonna make the Diebold machines show he won, etc etc."
This happens to people when they feel powerless and hopeless. That is why hope is necessary in order to have power. No hope, no action, and thus no power. The rich never lose hope. That's because they're rich. We, have to work harder at it.