Has the New York Times joinied the Guardian in, allegedly, by inference, calling for the death of President Bush. Note the Guardian issued a retraction. Thanks to Dean, I read this analysis of a NYT article a small portion is quoted here.

Now, with George W. Bush’s re-election, God and a newly triumphant Republican president are once again in the headlines. And there are signs that the present national divide, between the narrow but solid Republican majority and a Democratic party seemingly trapped in second place, may be hardening into a pattern that will persist for years to come.

Democrats, especially, are left to wonder: What will it take to break the pattern - an act of God?

History suggests several possibilities for a major reshaping event - a national calamity, a deep schism in the ruling party, the implosion of a social movement under the excesses of its own agenda or the emergence of an extraordinary political figure.

Nowhere does he state that the needed act of God is an assassination although the two examples cited, Lincoln and McKinkey, were assassinated which does give pause for thought. Some moonbat could get the wrong idea. Of course, the act of God might be the implosion of the Liberal Left. Emergence of extraordinary political figure, no not Hillary, please. Reading on, he comes to this conclusion.

“The Republicans are basically unchecked,” Professor Wilentz said. “There is no check in the federal government and no check in the world. They have an unfettered playing field.”

Until the next act of God, that is.

Obviously the Democrats feel threatened but just possibly it is not the Republicans fault. It is their, the Democrats, fault they don’t connect with the American people. They feel threatened by the religious which they have tried for years to marginalize. And obviously, they feel threatened by the Republicans who have the majority in government. Now there is a lot more at play than just being religious, there is a whole raft of issues the Democrats don’t get.