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.
WOLVERINES!
I have been touring (played a great show at the 9:30 a few weeks ago) and so haven’t commented here for a while. But I just wanted to express my GLEE when I read this post. Soon the expression may change from dropping like flies to dropping like Republicans! Keep it up triple threat (Bill Blog Beutler)! And btw - good luck this week with announcement. I am waiting to see what Blog PI will have to say about Thompson’s “debut.”
wtf?
“Red Dawn” eh?
SO I guess that means the communists within the democrat party are going to finally come out of the closet?
Isn’t it any wonder why they’re pushing for a bill to disarm military veterans as well as anyone else who could be percieved as being a threat? All that has to happen is that the veteran or anyone else to be diagnosed (erroneously or not) with PTSD, and no more guns for you mister.