John Cole over at Balloon Juice says that primarying Obama in 2012 should be, and I quote: “unthinkable”.

In context:

Another day, another suggestion to primary Obama in 2012. It’s almost like 1980 never happened.

I simply can not express in words strong enough that it would be an absolute disaster for the Democratic party if they actively attempt to primary a sitting President. You think the liberal blogs are at each other’s throats now? My word.

Why don’t we start with primarying all the blue dogs and all the intransigent Democratic Senators? That would seem to make more sense, and it might bring about a touch of party discipline. But to primary Obama? Disaster. It really should be unthinkable.

Actually, what *should* be unthinkable is supporting, let alone voting for, a man who seeks the power to murder American citizens without due process, deny prisoners of war their fundamental rights, aid, abet, cover up and continue torture around the globe, collude with giant multinationals to destroy our oceans, hand our civil liberties over to the insurance lobby for next-to-nothing in return while actively working to worsen the economy while it’s still in freefall with almost comically bad ‘Free’ trade deals.

THAT should be unthinkable. Instead, the mere thought of challenging our Imperial Majesty, High Lord of Stress Positions and Master of Bagram, Royal Consort to British Petroleum is held to be anathema. Yikes.

Truly, Obama supporters have crossed the Moral Event Horizon.