If you've ever had the pleasure of, say, trying to clean up the mess after a well-intentioned campaign volunteer from the Enchanted Kingdom Caucus took it upon himself to answer a reporter's questions rather than passing the call along to a professional press person like he was supposed to, you'll understand my not-insignificant misgivings about the ongoing and seemingly inexorable rise of the Democratic party's activist wing. That said, though, there's an enormous amount of talent and energy in that group. And if they prove to be as willing to learn as they have been to donate their time and, in recent days, their dollars, this could turn out to be a very good thing indeed for a Democratic party that can no longer afford to consistently leave some of its most dynamic and committed players on the sidelines. Here's hoping, anyway. . . .