I wonder if Howard Dean looks into the mirror somberly, thinks about where his campaign was two months ago, thinks about the News-weekly covers, riding to a fateful meeting with Destiny,

then stares right into where his campaign is now, as it flails away to its sad disasterous conclusion in Wisconsin,

I wonder if he opens his mouth, and says:

“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!”

There’s word from the chattering classes that Dean has “not ruled out” a run as Kerry’s vice-president. This is an absurd news-story on the face of it. Months ago, we heard from the chattering classes some navel-gazing observations that they were in the “Silly Season” of Election-year political coverage… that, y’know: the coverage they’re entertaining about the Democratic Candidates and the speculation that they’re entertaining about what might happen or could happen if this or that happens is absurd on the face of it, but in the absense of any conclusive news, this is what they’re reporting.

But some news for everyone: It’s always Silly Season for the Chattering Classes.

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