Here’s the saddest commentary I’ve seen recently on the state of bipartisanship in Washington. In a NPR report on President Bush’s visit to a House Democratic retreat, reporter Andrea Seabrook said this:

The President brought a very cordial tone to his relations. As I said, he extended all of these olive branches and some that may be slightly more arcane. He used the words “Democratic Party” rather than “Democrat Party,” which is one thing that we political reporters watch for as being a sign of real bipartisanship in language.

Yes, calling a party by its proper name is a sign of “real bipartisanship.” He didn’t call Democrats the A-hole Party – what a statesman!