Misery Loves Democrats

[fencesitter]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/opinion/11collins.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

By GAIL COLLINS
Published: September 10, 2008

It has come to our attention that a large number of Democrats have gone completely nuts about Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. He’s going to lose! Sarah Palin is getting all the attention! The Republicans are so mean! Why isn’t he tougher?

They’re calling each other up to discuss how doomed they are, vowing to move to Canada as soon as the election is over and the inevitable worst has occurred. Really, we evacuated several hurricane-prone states with more cheer and optimism.

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But the vice president isn’t supposed to get any attention, and all people can talk about is Palin, Palin, Palin!

True. I think that’s because she’s from Alaska. It’s got that frontier aura that we’ve missed since all the cowboy television series were canceled a generation ago. Plus, it gives us the opportunity to talk a lot about moose, which are a funny animal no matter how you slice it. If Palin had been a deer-hunting mom from New Jersey, John McCain would have gotten no post-convention bump whatsoever.

McCain, by the way, is the Republican nominee for president. You may remember him from the Sarah Palin convention in Minneapolis, where he gave a speech and was congratulated by Sarah Palin.

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More!

The R's don't worry, they know someone will fix it for them.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I read that on the train this morning and...

not only is it a great article, she must read DU and the other Democratic sites.

She nailed us spot on! Can't ever have a Democrat run for office without all his supporters crying the blues.

(Of course this thread is dropping like a rock here-- it's an article by someone who actually knows something)

[Miss Authoritiva]

2. I want to see the phone records.

They’re calling each other up to discuss how doomed they are, vowing to move to Canada as soon as the election is over and the inevitable worst has occurred. Really, we evacuated several hurricane-prone states with more cheer and optimism.

And that so-called cheer and optimism is more correctly called "false bravado."

Look, Dems, Progressives, and Independents have a right to be wary if not worried. A lot of strange and unprecedented things have happened over the past 8 years. You'd be a fool not to look over your shoulder once in awhile.