Dems Stuck on Yesterday (Mark Steyn)

The Chicago Suntimes ^ | November 10, 2002 | Mark Steyn

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The Demos are a day late and a dollar short, and their assessment of the elections isn't helping. No problem, I've been having a good time watching them self-destruct for the past year. Keep going, DemonRats. You should move farther left, trust me!!

[Paul Atreides]

What is truly hilarious, is that they would choose Nancy Pelosi, after what happened on Tuesday.

[Paul Atreides]

Another thing that cannot be discounted is Bonior and ol' fatso whats-his-face going over to Iraq and telling Americans how much they trust Saddam over President Bush.

[Viet Vet in Augusta GA]

Steyn bump. Sure, the Dems would have done lots better here in Georgia running on an antiwar and higher taxes platform too...

[I still care]

That's right. So many of the Demo's misteps played well to their immediate constituancy, such as Lautenberg and McDermott, but had repercussions across flyover country that just hammered home how liberal and how indecent they were. And let's not forget Cynthia McKinney.

[martin_fierro]

The Democratic Party:
Building A Bridge To The Twentieth Century.

[fatguy]

Building A Bridge To The Twentieth Century.

The RAT ticked in '04?

[thinktwice]

The October Revolution ends again, this time in November.

[Maigret]

It is rather like watching a Democratic train wreck right now, it is so fascinating I can't seem to look away.

[MainFrame65]

Absolutely incredible, outstanding metaphor!

As to whom Democrats should turn to for a top-notch presidential candidate with a fresh face, I say you can't do better than Jim Jeffords, the celebrated Vermont Dairy Queen with the soft-serve principles.

[lancer]

The problem with the Dems and the reason they lost this election is that they believe their own propaganda, a serious mistake in the real world.

The mainstream (liberal) press reports the propaganda, the distorted polls and the spin that the Dems put out, the Dems crank that into their assessments and, SHAZAM! defeat at the polls.

Let's hope they keep little Tommy and Terry right where they are!

[thingumbob]

It is rather like watching a Democratic train wreck right now, it is so fascinating I can't seem to look away.

Actually I've been thinking it's more like watching a bonefire on a cold night.....the flames keep you warm while you roast your weinies and drink your beer.

[thingumbob]

Let's hope they keep little Tommy and Terry right where they are!

We could always do a "Save the beached whales" campaign to get the Dem's to keep these idiots in charge.

[stands2reason]

Hello!

[xJones]

But, when big shot Democrats look at Tusday's results and instantly announce the reason they flopped out was because they weren't left-wing enough, I'm inclined to think I've died and gone to Republican heaven.

That is the strangest thing. The lemmings are saying that they didn't send their message, and it should have been strongly progressive. So a far-left wing millionaire Dem woman (father and brother both corrupt past mayors of Baltimore) is being promoted to be Minority Speaker of the House. You don't need to pass a knife to these idiots, they've got their own already poised at their throats.

[xJones]

Also, Pelosi is a Dem from San Francisco, the city known to be the gay capital of the U.S. and her husband has very questionable business connections. Dumb gets dumber, stand back while the Dems shoot their feet off.

[desertcry]

A bridge to the 20th century? No, the democrats are building a bridge to the DARK AGES. You know, the age of witches, warlocks, demons,....

[Paul Atreides]

Al Gore: Raiding a Fridge in the twenty-first century

[Congressman Billybob]

And the fascinating thing about the Democrat equivalent of the Flat Earth Society is that only one of its failed leaders, Dick Gephardt in the House, even has the common sense to get out of the way. And that's to "prepare for a run for President." I take that back about Gephardt's common sense.

As for Tom ("Got a phone book to sit on?") Daschle and Terry ("I can get away with ANYTHING") McAuliffe, both intend to stay right where they are. As I said of Li'l Tommy Daschle in my latest column, "He intends to lead the Democrats in defeat, just as he led them into defeat." Turns out the same applies to Terry.

Seems like the national leader of the Democrats really ought to be Jubilation T. Cornpone (from "Li'l Abner") who led his troops into defeat. Or bring back Casey Stengel, not from the Yankees, but from the Mets. Or Jim Jones from Jonestown -- ladle out the Kool-Aid, me hearties. Or "Wrong-Way" Corrigan. Or all of them together.

As others have said, sit back and enjoy the disaster. Pop some corn and pop a cold one, and enjoy the show.

Congressman Billybob

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