The politics of subtraction... Let's see now. Three weeks ago, the self-anointed Pope of Party Purity excommunicated several million centrist Dems like me because he's decided that we're nothing more than "the Republican wing of the Democratic party." And now, with his once-sizable Granite State lead slipping, the prickly pontiff is doing the same thing to Wes Clark and his supporters in New Hampshire.

You know, I guess Dr. Dean really is a fiscal conservative. Another month like this one and we'll be able to save some serious money by simply moving the Democratic convention into a phone booth in Montpelier.

UPDATE: Kevin Drum makes a not dissimilar point here.