The Retro Democrats

That phrase could be a meme. Mark Steyn notes the bizarro-world irony of Robert Byrd's attack on Condi Rice:

Byrd, the former Ku Klux Klan Kleagle, is taking a stand over states' rights, or his rights over State, or some such. Whatever the reason, the sight of an old Klansman blocking a little colored girl from Birmingham from getting into her office contributed to the general retro vibe that hangs around the Democratic Party these days.

He goes on to slap down the "'exit strategy' fetishization:"

Everyone lives next door now. Sept. 11 demonstrated that the paradox of America -- the isolationist superpower -- was no longer tenable.

The Democrats seem to think that the oceans will protect us, despite the evidence of 9/11. If anything, their policies of the past have made our borders more porous, as this post by John Hinderaker demonstrates.

Best of the Web piles on:

Here we have a group that calls itself "MoveOn" but is obsessing over ancient history.