Novel Morning Headlines

Hard to beat these two:

"Democratic National Committee Sues Secret Service" - for protecting the President? That was my first guess.

"Dems Renominate Kennedy from Rehab" - kinda speaks for itself, doesn't it?

And then after those two, brace yourself for this one:

"Democrats Planning for Congressional Takeover"

It really doesn't follow from the first two, does it? Lessee, what are they planning?

Weeeell, hmm; raise the minimum wage (again); sacrifice burnt offerings to the 9/11 Commission report; exacerbate the disaster that is the Medicare prescription drug boondoggle; oh, naturally, raise taxes. And, though it wasn't specifically mentioned, defund the War on Terror.

But mostly lots and lots and lots of anti-Bush/anti-GOP investigations:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in an interview last week that a Democratic House would launch a series of investigations of the Bush Administration, beginning with the White House's first-term energy task force and probably including the use of intelligence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. Pelosi denied Republican allegations that a Democratic House would move quickly to impeach President Bush. But, she said of the planned investigations, "You never know where it leads to."

In other words, all the fantasy crap that has been the object of their partisan wet dreams for the past five years. And that includes impeachment, the denial of which is an insult to everybody's intelligence except Crazy Nancy's, and that's only because she doesn't have any.

The Democrats offer nothing - NOTHING - new. They're still working off of the same template that has failed them for three consecutive election cycles: that because they hate Republicans, if they just shriek that hatred long and loud enough, the rest of the country will join them in an Election Day lynching. Indeed, that the rest of the country ALREADY shares that hatred and just needs Democrats to remind them of it. And consequently that they don't need to offer anything new - or even bother with Clintonesque subterfuge - because all victory requires is to simply show up on the ballot and be the binary alternative.

You know that definition of insanity as trying the same failed gambit over and over and over again? Looks like it still isn't hyperbole:

Why the tough talk? The results in Ohio, where Democrat pollsters brought back comparatively bad news. Despite record spending for primaries, Democrats barely improved on primary numbers they had in the state back in 2002 for mid-term elections. Nationally, while approval numbers for Republicans edge down into the "teens," Republican turnout has been surprisingly good, and it now appears that several seats targeted by Democrats in Ohio, California, Texas and Florida will not be in their column in November.

"Pelosi's been talking a good game, but her party's numbers aren't holding up," says a Democratic leadership aide who is working behind the scenes to remove Pelosi after the mid-term elections.

To employ a sports metaphor, how many NFL coaches have been pink-slipped prior to a Super Bowl appearance? And how many have been axed after four underachieving seasons in a row? Heck, how many get the chance to fail that many times?

Believe it or not, this isn't all about Donk floundering, either. But don't take my word for it - or the interminably sunny Double-H - but the grumpy-of-late Larry Kudlow, who hasn't had much good to say about the Republican majority in recent months:

HH: Now Larry Kudlow, there's always a story behind the story as well, which has to do with temperament, how he looks, how it feels. How's the President feel to you? Energized or worn down?

LK: I have never seen him better, Hugh, and I've known him for over twenty years. In fact, he and I used to room together at a golf outing in California for a couple of years. This goes back to the middle 80's. And he was relaxed, he was calm, he was optimistic. When I challenged him during this interview, he was more than happy to come back to me and defend his positions. He looked well rested. I mean, I was very, very impressed. I've had a bunch of phone calls that people said they've never seen him look better.

The interesting thing was after the cameras went down, he stayed with me for another twenty-five minutes in the same chair. And we start taking back and forth. He wants to talk. And we're talking about goofy Republicans in the Senate, and how they're departing from first principles. We talked about the war, which he thinks we are winning. We talked about the economy and the tax cut strategy. I mean, he just stayed there and talked when the cameras were off. It was absolutely fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.

And if you think Kudlow was buffaloed by Dubya, take a look at this barometer:

In the most closely watched Senate race this year, embattled Republican incumbent Rick Santorum has pulled to within six points of State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., 47%-41%. Franklin & Marshall's Keystone Poll released yesterday represents the first time since June of last year that Mr. Santorum has not trailed by double digits. Back in November Mr. Casey's lead was a whopping sixteen points.

With Mr. Casey registering only a 13% unfavorable rating - as compared 33% for Mr. Santorum - there remains plenty of room for the Santorum campaign to drive Casey's unfavorable number higher.

Sure does bolster Hugh's case that the GOP has "turned the corner," and just in time to "paint the map red."

Not the headline the Left wants to see on November 8th. But one they'd better start preparing to get used to.

UPDATE: Here are more reasons why....