E. J. Dionne, a liberal lapdog if ever one hiked his leg on a fireplug, writes a column for The Washington Post that most often reads like it was dictated by the Democratic National Committee. Here he tries to spin straw into gold, Rumplestiltskin-style, by trying to find something in the upcoming election about which Democrats can be cheerful.
Dionne ends up saying Democrats should be thankful there are still some "safe" Democratic seats in the Senate. And that the economy could have been worse, and very nearly was. That's thin gruel, not much of a banquet to offer hungry liberals.
