23 September—Today we observe the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Well, we may not observe it, but it happens anyway. To celebrate fall, then, today’s Daily Disquisition will be mercifully brief:

After over six decades observing and participating in American politics, I’ve been able to distill its essence into six words. It’s never—well, hardly ever—advisable to generalize. But in this instance the generalization is scrupulous, proper, and fitting.

DEMOCRATS ARE ASSHOLES.
REPUBLICANS ARE PRICKS.