Democrats Reined in Drunken Delegates at Convention
by Jeff Davis
Obama was not to be embarrassed at his coronation by being crowned by a bunch of drunks. That was the word to the Democratic Party’s delegations in Denver. The fact that many Democrats are alcoholic and probably make most of their key decisions inebriated is of course irrelevant.
The New York Post reports: “The New York state Democratic party devoted a page in its information packet to three separate warnings to its delegation about how hard booze hits the system in mile-high Denver. On a page titled ‘high-altitude tips’ in a packet sent to traveling New York Democrats, there were repeated reminders that the air up here is different. ‘Please monitor yourself, and remember that drinks may go to your head faster than you’re used to in New York,’ was the first cautionary paragraph. ‘We don’t want any of our members to miss delegation events or proceedings, so please stay safe.’ ” (more…)