In America, the Democratic party holds the presidency and both branches of Congress. You’d think that would make them powerful. And yet? Not really. As Jon Stewart explained last night on “The Daily Show,” the Dems still don’t know how to use their power, and capitulate to the GOP at every turn as if the Republicans still hold all of the cards. Or to use Stewart’s analogy: The GOP won’t let the Dems in the station wagon, even when the Dems own the station wagon! Funny, and yet, in real life, not really. So correspondent Aasif Mandvi revealed a new logo for the Democrats. It’s a possum. Because as long as they’re going to play dead…
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Posted by Sean L. McCarthy, who never plays possum.














