Dems Evacuate D.C. In Advance of Windbag Cindy

The anti(American)war movement is coming to Washington D.C. this weekend, but the most prominent Dems are evacuating:

As the anti-war movement arrives in Washington this weekend, many top Democrats are leaving.

Nationally known Democratic war critics, including Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Russell Feingold of Wisconsin and John Kerry of Massachusetts, won't attend what sponsors say will be a big anti-war rally Saturday in Washington.

The only Democratic officeholders who plan to address the rally are Reps. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia and John Conyers of Michigan.

What are the Dems afraid of? These are their people and they're abandoning them during their moment in the spotlight.

Actually, they probably won't be in as much of a spotlight as they had hoped. Right about the time the rally gets underway Hurricane Rita will be arriving in Texas, which means that the media focus will be split, and much more attention will go to the storm than the protest.

Great planning by Bush and Rove.