Democrats turning blue out in cold
Democrats are in a funk over the election, not just because President Bush won re-election but also because they can't get the image of America's bright red face. Red states, representing Republican political domination, spread over the map of the United States from Ohio to Nevada. Blue states, where Democrats have power, attached to the East and West Coasts like frostbitten ears, with a few more blue freckles here and there.
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You have to understand America to lead it. The Democrats have some studying to do.
And to understand it, you have to be like it, and to like it you have to be comfortable with it. They have a looooong way to go.