Identity politics certainly has its shortcomings on the left. I've pointed it out in various contexts. But like in so many things, there's nothing compared to the cartoonish excess of identity politics when practiced by the right. Supporters of Hillary aren't just encouraged to vote for McCain because of Sarah Palin. They obligated to. An off-hand remark by Barack Obama and he's playing the race card. But from what I can tell, these jokers aren't even pretending. It's sexist to accuse Sarah Palin of lying daily about her purported opposition to the Bridge to Nowhere. And there's no end of raging about all the journalists who are saying Palin shouldn't be vice president when ... who's saying that. This is actually a deeper pattern worth exploring. Right-wingers can't handle CNN so they create Fox. And the funniest thing is that a lot of them actually think the two are basically equal.