R.I.P - or don't

The mood in our nation's capital turned somewhat somber today with the news of the untimely death of the once venerated Democratic Party, apparently of self-inflicted wounds.      

What made it so shocking was that, though long considered moribund and a shell of its former self, it seemed poised to rally of late, and perhaps make an unprecedented comeback. Certainly its longtime rival had done everything in its power to utterly alienate the electorate this past year.  As one party activist lamented , "We kept urging to it to fight , fight, and never give up, but I guess in the end it did just quit.  I feel utterly lost."  A republican operative added, "hey we may piss people off but you know , they get over it, and we never forget to deliver to our base.  That's something the dems never learned to do. I don't know, maybe they were never really comfortable with their base in recent years. The following remarks were made by random passersby when told the news of the death: 1) "How can they tell?" 2)"No kidding! And here I thought they had died years ago!" 3)"Never heard of them dude - what are they like some kinda hasbeen boy band?" 4) "Hunh - .. so is that what happened to the Whigs?" 5)"Thats sorta sad- I mean my parent were Democrats and their parents and so on, but I guess they had become pretty useless.  Me, I rarely bother to vote anymore."  

•  credit for remark #1

  goes to Dorothy Parker, commenting on Calvin Coolidge's death.  My first diary, so if anyone reads it , please be kind. (or at least not too nasty)

  by mr crabby on Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 08:14:45 PM PDT

•  Nice way with words

  I was reminiscing about the Clinton administration - when I used to walk around with the smirk on my face at all the raging right wing nutjobs.

  My God, I never thought we drop so low on the totem pole of mattering.

  by LibChicAZ on Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 08:19:45 PM PDT

  •  and yet

    not hit bottom seemingly

    by mr crabby on Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 08:25:46 PM PDT