It rained some in the District during August, but it was cold at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Among the Republican politicians and officials announcing resignations or retirements in the past thirty days:
- Karl Rove
- Denny Hastert
- Deborah Pryce
- Chip Pickering
- Alberto Gonzales
- Tony Snow
- John Warner
- Larry Craig
Chuck Hagel could have a similar announcement within weeks. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, survivor (of John Thune and a kind-of stroke) Tim Johnson alone in the Senate remains a question mark. Heck, Lautenberg sounds like he’ll stick around to beat Strom Thurmond’s record.
Who am I missing?
P.S. That said, I think the editors at TNR Online are going about this all wrong:
Judis’ actual piece is pretty much straight analysis, not at all implausible, and definitely not gloating like the long headline. And what’s with the short headline? Dear Editor, for the analogy to work, isn’t Judis arguing this will be a Blue Dawn? Remember, the Reds were the enemies.
Who Was the First White House Blogger?