Remember those five dreamy days last August when the 2008 Democratic National Convention made every Denver moment seem like magic? It's all such a daze. My, how things have changed....
2008 DNC Dream Daze: With 15,000 members of the media in town, journalists could be seen standing every ten feet along the 16th Street Mall, recording every sight and sound for posterity and/or ridicule. One Year Later: Due to layoffs, buyouts and closures, nearly 26,000 journalism jobs have been lost since August of 2008. Now, journalists are more likely found standing in lines at job fairs.One Year Later: Glenn has developed a DNC memoir, a comedy of errors that chronicles the escapades of the trio's misunderstandings, social lives and struggles to keep up with the rent while putting down "the man."
One Year Later: All of the jugs were purchased and removed by a local energy drink manufacturer.
One Year Later: The set was pulled from a stadium dumpster and is now being used to decorate an exhibitionist's shower in the orgy room of a local swingers' club.
One Year Later: Ralph Nader is still around, reminding everyone that Obama's Democratic politics are going nowhere.
One Year Later: Due to budget deficits, armored tanks are now parked behind police stations and only used for storage and "poker patrol."
One Year Later: The Teabaggers arrive to revive the national nightmare.
