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Friday, April 21, 2006

At least the Titanic wasn't trying to hit the iceberg.

the d's...
An elephant lies snoozing. Sensing the time is right, a crowd of Democratic mice surround it and move in for the kill. “What's the plan?” asks one. “Plan?” asks another. “Maybe we should have a meeting,” says a third. “What if we win?” frets a fourth.

the r's...
“What is the difference between the Titanic and the Republican Party?” goes one joke in conservative circles. “At least the Titanic wasn't trying to hit the iceberg.”

the economist expounds from its lofty perch...
Sniff the air in Washington, DC, this spring and you notice the smell of decay.

[...]

[I]f the Republicans reek of decay, the Democrats ooze dysfunctionality: divided, beholden to interest-groups and without a coherent policy on anything that matters to America and the world...

[...]

Two years ago, this newspaper narrowly favoured Mr Kerry's incoherence over Mr Bush's incompetence (see article). Since then, Republican incompetence has exceeded even our worst fears. How depressing to report that Democratic incoherence has soared too. America deserves better.

using the dems' slogan against them is, admittedly, a cheap shot, but not undeserved... as the country faces a genuine constitutional crisis, "we can do better" is a gross understatement and until the party leadership owns up to the real urgency of the dilemma, they will continue to be marginalized...

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