GOP Ditches 'Democrat Socialist' Plan

Late night comedians around the country were deprived of an easy target last night after the Republican National Committee backed away from its much derided plan to officially rebrand the Democratic Party as the "Democrat Socialist Party." The decision was at least a partial victory for chair Michael Steele, who had recently pledged that Republicans would be more civil in their tone than Democrats were dealing with President Bush. But the RNC still couldn't resist tweaking their opponents: instead they passed an alternative resolution declaring Democrats to be "dedicated to restructuring American society along socialist ideals."