Donkeys & Sharks

Here is another sign that the contemporary Democrat party has jumped the shark:

Normally I'm not a big fan of Jon Stewart, but I left the Daily Show on tonight while I worked on a couple of other tasks. Stewart reviewed the pandering done by Hillary Clinton and Ray Nagin yesterday, as well as the shoutdown Nancy Pelosi received on Saturday when she (rationally) suggested to her constituency that their concerns on the war would best be addressed electorally in 2006 during a visit to San Francisco.

At the end of the segment, titled "Donkey Show", Stewart noted this:

So the Democratic platform appears to be ... Democrats are our government's slaves [Hillary added to graphic] ... New Orleans can't be rebuilt without Willy Wonka [Nagin added to graphic] ... and voting is for pussies [Pelosi added to graphic].

Good luck in 2006, everybody!

When a generally Bushophobic dick like Jon Stewart starts lampooning the DisLoyal Opposition, you can safely conclude that the proverbial trap door is opening.

And here's one Donk whose neck is far from the noose:

I have decided to vote in favor of Judge Samuel Alito to serve as the 110th Justice of the United States Supreme Court. I came to this decision after careful consideration of his impeccable judicial credentials, the American Bar Association's strong recommendation and his pledge that he would not bring a political agenda to the Court.

"I" in this case is Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, who is facing re-election in his scarlet "red" state in November and doesn't need any extra reminders of what party he belongs to like a vote against Judge Alito, or support for a suicidal filibuster, would bring.

Quite a contrast, isn't it? Maybe he can still be persuaded to turn from the Dark Side. At the rate his party is deteriorating, there may ultimately be no place else for genuinely centrist Democrats to go.