November 14, 2002

"PELOSIFIERS AT THE GATE":

The Dems don't have a prayer (Zev Chafets, Nov. 14, 2002, Jewish World Review)
On the Sixth Day of November, the Deity of the Democrats, the god of Roosevelt, Truman and JFK, looked down upon the land of the free and said, "Yech!"

And so the L-rd summoned His celestial consultant, His pundit and the divine pollster, who knows the hearts of all creatures, and said: "I have bestowed upon My party great bounty - telegenic candidates and water-parting issues, wealthy trial lawyers and Terry McAuliffe - and behold! They have blown a midterm election to a sitting Republican President. Gather ye together and bring forth a savior." [...]

[S]aid the consultant. "Tomorrow, the House Democrats in Washington elect a leader. Ford would be perfect. He would become the new face of the party."

The L-rd frowned. "Sorry," He said, "but it is ordained that Rep. Nancy Pelosi will be chosen."

The pollster slapped his head. "Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco? She's Ralph Nader in a pantsuit. She'll kill us in 2004."

"Yes," said the L-rd. "That, too, is ordained."

"Oh, L-rd, we beseech Thee," cried the wise men. "Deliver us from the Pelosifiers at the gate."

And the god of Roosevelt, Truman and JFK sadly shook His head. For He was also the god of McGovern, Dukakis and Gore, and He knew, from personal experience, that sometimes even divine intervention can't save the Democratic Party from itself.


"Nader in a pantsuit"--that's pretty good. It does raise a serious question though: doesn't the division within the Democrat Party suggest that we could see its moderates move toward the GOP and its hard core morph into something resembling the Green Party? Posted by Orrin Judd at November 14, 2002 9:58 AM
Comments

I still don't understand the various pundits' desire to call Pelosi "telegenic." She looks to me like a deer in the headlights or a robot.

Posted by: JW at November 14, 2002 10:29 AM

Heck, Bambi was as cute as a button.

Posted by: oj at November 14, 2002 11:51 AM

It's strange. The people on the left all think Bush is a dumb hick and never give him any credit. The people on the right are giving the folks on the left too much in thinking how smart they are (before Tuesday). But after the elections of last Tuesday and Pelosi today the exact opposite is true. Bush is smarter than they all think, and the left is way way dumber than anybody thought. Who knew!?

Posted by: BJW at November 14, 2002 12:13 PM

I heard her on NPR this morning, running away from her own record before the interviewer could even ask her about it.



Not being a Republican, that didn't cause me as much glee as it would have for Orrin, but the Dems are in for a long spell of wilderness -- and no manna -- for sure.

Posted by: Harry at November 14, 2002 1:37 PM

BJW:



David Brooks had the best line on McNeill/Lehrer: Democrats have to wake up every day, look in the mirror and say, "I'm dumber than George Bush".

Posted by: oj at November 14, 2002 2:20 PM

Harry:



That interview was a scream. It's not a good sign when you say to an interviewer, "I don't see what my voting record has to do with anything."

Posted by: oj at November 14, 2002 2:21 PM

I'm with JW. Why is it that Nancy Pelosi is telegenic (huh?) but Katherine Harris was/is not? I recall Harris getting called all sorts of unflattering names.... but hey, that's Representative Harris now, so I guess the attacks weren't all that effective. :)

Posted by: Kevin Whited at November 14, 2002 6:34 PM
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