Ig-noble

When you see an op-ed column titled, ‘What the Democrats Should Be Saying,’ you can bet it’s one of two things:

1) A poison pill by a Republican
2) An ‘appeal to sanity’ calling for the Democrats to become more like Republicans

Former Herald-Tribune editor and bad spy novelist David Ignatius hits a double:

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David Ignatius

Because they lack coherent plans for how to govern the country, the Democrats have become captive of the most shrill voices in the party, who seem motivated these days mainly by visceral dislike of George W. Bush. Sorry, folks, but loathing is not a strategy — especially when much of the country finds the object of your loathing a likable guy.

But we can do this too!

“Because they lack coherent plans for how to commit serial murders, the Wichita police have become captive of the most shrill voices in the department, who seem motivated these days mainly by visceral dislike of Dennis Rader. Sorry, folks, but loathing is not a strategy — especially when much of the country finds the object of your loathing a likable guy.”

Iggy continues:

What can the Democrats do to seize the opportunities of the moment? I suggest they take a leaf from Newt Gingrich’s GOP playbook and develop a new “Contract With America.”

They can start by addressing the Social Security crisis, the pressing need for tort reform, and the problem of activist judges.

[Note: Light posting from me for a couple-weekish sort of thing. It’s time for the quarterly Swiss spa visit/Ayurveda retreat, and you know how much work those can be.]

 

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[Note: Light posting from me for a couple-weekish sort of thing. It’s time for the quarterly Swiss spa visit/Ayurveda retreat, and you know how much work those can be.]

Booo!

Brad, throw an ugly cat at him, won’t you love? There’s a dear.

 
 

Darling, we must take care of our body and spirit, otherwise it’ll be All About Eve in this blogosphere, if you know what I’m saying…

 
 

Hmm… the Contract with America was wonderful! Remember when all those republican Congressmen chose not to run for their seats again after their second term? Or did they mean their second 4th term? (see: Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) former NC Rep.)

 
 

Sadly, yes.

..oh, my God! That was totally unintended. Someone, high-five me, quick!

 
 

David Ignatius has the same ugly-head disease as James Lileks.

 
 

Hey Yosef- why has NC become ground zero for so much wingnuttery lately? I think that’s the state where the Christian Secessionist movement is starting…

 
 

Light posting from me for a couple-weekish sort of thing.

So… only Seb and Brad remain then? :’-(

 
 

Hey, I emailed — I’m going to fill in weekends while Brad is watching that ‘baseball’ sport with his Red Socks, or whatever that’s about.

 
 

“much of the country finds the object of your loathing a likable guy,” but almost 60% agree that he’s crap on wheels at his job.

 
 

Hey, I emailed — I’m going to fill in weekends while Brad is watching that ‘baseball’ sport with his Red Socks, or whatever that’s about.

Oh, c’mon; you’re all beautiful. At SadNo, there are SebFans, BradFans, and GavFans.

And then, there’s the rest of the world, who get dates and have sex, who would never, ever, for the life of them, imagine ever labelling themselves in such a way.

And then there’s VBen and Yosef.

 
 

Hey, I emailed — I’m going to fill in weekends while Brad is watching that ‘baseball’ sport with his Red Socks, or whatever that’s about.

And I’m starting classes again pretty soon- honestly, I’ll only be able to post 2-3 times a week.

 
 

Well if you douches weren’t posting so much in the first place, the rest of us wouldn’t feel like we have to comment so much. So thank you, yes, please take some vaca. Also, Brad is totally ‘shipping the Fenway sausage guy these days, because ot costs so much to get in the park. He has to hang out on seedy Landsdowne St. with the rest of the lover, ?uggers and Thieves.

 
 

He has to hang out on seedy Landsdowne St. with the rest of the lover, ?uggers and Thieves.

Ah, but they’re cool people!

 
 

Oh, for the love of…Could we please return to the internationalism Sadly, No! used to be known for, so that some of us don’t automatically think Lansdowne Street is the crack-ridden area of Toronto that Brad may or may not inhabit?

And what’s Fenway, while were at it? The Way of the Fen? Honestly…

 
The Dark Avenger
 

To get back to Mr. Ig-man, I caught him on Weekend Edition on Saturday last, and he actually said a few cogent things about the current state of things.

He said that the psychology behind aWols’ refusal to meet with Cindy Sheehan was ‘dangerous’, and he thought it hurt the White House.

Maybe his voice is under a spell where he can only tell the truth if he’s talking?

Check it out here

 
 

Lansdowne Street- the street that runs alongside the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Also home to most of Boston’s premier clubs, like Axis.

 
 

Well, reading that first time I thought it said Landsdown Road, which I took to be the Rugby ground in Ireland, but I guess that’s because I’m all foreign and stuff.

 
 

Thanks for the clarification, although now I definitely believe you can get decent drugs there…

 
 

Well, if you can take quarterly breaks you must get more holiday than most in the US!

 
 

Lansdowne Street- the street that runs alongside the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Also home to most of Boston’s premier clubs, like Axis.

Boston? I thought you were talking about Chicago.

Jeez, those cities in those square provinces really confuse me.

 
 

much of the country = 40%?

 
 

Hey Yosef- why has NC become ground zero for so much wingnuttery lately? I think that’s the state where the Christian Secessionist movement is starting…

Happily, No! That’s SC. Of course, that’s only like 10 minutes away. I actually work close to the former PTL headquarters and have friends who still see Tammy Faye in the grocery store all the time. Unfortunately, NC is not a brand new bastion of wingnuttery. It’s been this way for a while. Fortunately, we have some good folks around to combat it. Honestly, if you want to see how far we’ve progressed, check out the letters to the editor in the Charlotte oberserver (charlotte.com) sometime. 2 years ago, it was the reddest, rightest section of the paper. Now it’s half and half.

 
 

Well, much of the country=40% makes as much sense as ‘global warming isn’t happening’ and ‘god created the world in 6 days’. At least they’re consistently twisted.

 
 

Avalon’s where the real hotties’ at, at least til the lights go up. I bet Bronson Arroyo’s cousin is at Avalon a lot. And he’s her sausage guy.

 
 

“…if you want to see how far we’ve progressed, check out the letters to the editor in the Charlotte oberserver (charlotte.com) sometime. 2 years ago, it was the reddest, rightest section of the paper. Now it’s half and half.”

Or, just remember that there used to be a huge billboard (we’re talking 1970s here) as you passed into, I believe, Goldsboro, NC, that read “Welcome to Klan Country.” Yeesh.

 
 

Hey Totebags, open up the comments on the thread upstairs!

 
 

The contract on America,

the good old days.

 
 

oops

 
 

Just checking for the bad guys- hey bad guys, go to the clubhouse, report for your spanking and behave, OK?

 
 

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