Republicans aren't the only party capable of shooting itself in the foot. Thank God for the occasional ineptitude of the Democrats.

According to a piece in today's Wall Street Journal by Daniel Henninger, some Democrats have embraced "the political paranormal." The overheated rhetoric of Al Gore, Michael Moore, and the leaders of Moveon.org, among others, have the effect of turning off most voters. So, Mr. Moore and friends, by all means, keep talking.

"But between the twin cities of Manhattan and Hollywood, where condescension is a civic virtue," Henninger writes, "many Americans identify with Mr. Bush's lack of sophistication. The danger with a 'Fahrenheit 9/11' is that these voters will think they too are being condescended to; and so Michael Moore's politics of ridicule exists as not much more than a smirkers' cult."