Dana's Penance

Milbank gets rapped on the knuckles by Reverend Mother Deborah H. for dressing like Elmer Fudd for a "Countdown" interview on the Cheney shooting, so he has to write 1,000 times, "I will not say bad things about Dear Leader's administration." Plus pen an article lampooning the Democrats.

Precriminations

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll found that, approaching the midterm elections, Democrats enjoy their biggest advantage over Republicans in 14 years. Issue after issue -- Hurricane Katrina, Iraq, Jack Abramoff and now Harry Whittington -- gives the opposition party a potential advantage. And then there's the historical advantage enjoyed by the opposition in the elections midway through an incumbent president's second term. To some, this might be cause for celebration. But not to Democrats. Beaten in the last three election cycles, the party has a serious insecurity complex. Convinced they will face another disappointment in November, Democrats are already busy figuring out who among them should be blamed for the inevitable defeat. Here's a guide for handicapping the Democratic precriminations.

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