The Council on American-Islamic Relations is organizing a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington. They already have the State Department, don’t they?
Sweating through his shirt and at times shouting, Al Gore pounded the Bush administration again and again in a speech to Democrats in Florida. In a play on nearby Disney World, Gore said, “We’re the party of Main Street USA. They’re the party of the Pirates of Enron.” Republicans are for “special interests” and the “well-heeled,” Democrats for “the little guy.” The people vs. the powerful is still his theme, and it is still premised on a cartoonish and slightly paranoid view of the world. In its strong form, this view leads to the lunacy of a Cynthia McKinney; in its weak form, it is merely false to the experience of American life. The audience roared its approval, which may be a problem for Gore’s party. Most voters, even Democratic voters, tell pollsters they are tired of him, and the party establishment scorns him as a loser. But party workers love the man. Gore isn’t the only Democratic politician who ought to be sweating.
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