Campaign morphs into standup comedy
Now that that its all over but for the inevitable coronation of John Kerry, the truth can be told about the campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination. This year's unofficial theme was:
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO CAN AT LAUGH AT THEMSELVES, FOR THEY SHALL NEVER CEASE TO BE ENTERTAINED.
And the Oscar for Best Campaign Rally Chant goes to those wacky Gephardt acolytes....
At an Iowa campaign rally, Gephardt ticked off a litany of Bush administration failings and capped it off by saying, "And now he says we need to go to Mars!'' The crowd began chanting: "Send Bush to Mars! Send Bush to Mars!''
Ah, if only the Republicans actually had a sense of humor....