If they weren't so tragically repugnant and repellently lethal to intelligent and sensitive thought and feeling, it might be suggested they were being kept around as humor relief -- a little something to help the adults take the edge off a hard day of dealing with facts and reality.
Not that many Democrats -- most notably Blue Dogs, perched to the right of Atilla the Hun and Count Dracula in the woeful lurch far, far right in this country -- are not themselves a lost cause for hope. Within their group are plenty of spineless ditherers who couldn't corral a single, thoughtful decision amongst themselves even if that meant a simple vote to escape a burning building.
And, yes, the entire country in this 21st century is very much like a building set alarming ablaze -- with Republicans trying to hide the gas cans and matches behind their backs, along with somehow hiding their innocent-angel grins as well.
Republicans fail to realize their natural limitations and understand that, after years and years of careful and vigorous training, they, too, might be able to someday join the lush, rewarding field of home toaster-oven repair. But, no: Republicans insist on being in full power and in complete control of all spiritual, economic, and social decisions for every last person in America.
After that, of course, they'll be moving up to take over the world, thinking that job will be as easy as America was to bluff, trump, and diddle.
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