We've been DICK!ed

DICK! came, and then left. He did a barnstorming tour of Northeastern Pennsylvania yesterday. Here's an article from one local paper, and here's an article from another. Predictably, he made the war against terrorism a centerpiece of his speech. (It's amazing that the United States suffered its worst attack on its home soil from a foreign foe during the Bush/Cheney watch, and these guys have been able to turn that into a positive for themselves politically. Under the same circumstances Al Gore would have been impeached, if not strung up by his intestines, by the Republican-dominated Congress.)

There were no riots, no tomato tosses, and no mention of the jobs that have been lost in this area during the Bush administration. He brought his grandkids along, in an effort to soften his Agent of Evil appearance. In fact, he seems to be making a play for the "compassionate conservative" role with his recent comments about gay relationships, suggesting that he has a special insight into this because his daughter is gay. Now, I'm not the judgmental sort, but there are some who would accuse DICK! of a little bit of moral relativism there. (Next we'll hear that just because somebody's teenage daughter is pregnant by a rapist, they think that they have a special insight into the abortion issue.)

Anyway, DICK! is gone. But the rumor is that we may be getting a load of BUSH! dumped on us right after the Elephant Dance in New York City next week. Oh, won't that be fun.