that was a new one for me.

it means an Obama guy. Kass is a Chicago Tribune columnist who mocks Obama supporters by calling them Hopium addicts.

I looked it up Reminds me when computer pundit Bob Metcalfe used the phrase "open sores" (vs. 'source') in one of his columns.

Much gnashing of teeth ensued.

That's the trouble with those guys. Damn clever!