Don’t expect a repeat of last year’s summer of angry town hall meetings. According to the New York Times, House Democrats are intentionally avoiding meetings with their constituents so as to avoid encountering the anger running through the American political bloodstream.

If the time-honored tradition of the political meeting is not quite dead, it seems to be teetering closer to extinction. Of the 255 Democrats who make up the majority in the House, only a handful held town-hall-style forums as legislators spent last week at home in their districts.

It was no scheduling accident.

With images of overheated, finger-waving crowds still seared into their minds from the discontent of last August, many Democrats heeded the advice of party leaders and tried to avoid unscripted question-and-answer sessions. The recommendations were clear: hold events in controlled settings — a bank or credit union, for example — or tour local businesses or participate in community service projects.

And to reach thousands of constituents at a time, without the worry of being snared in an angry confrontation with voters, more lawmakers are also taking part in a fast-growing trend: the telephone town meeting, where chances are remote that a testy exchange will wind up on YouTube.

Are your constituents angry at you for passing legislation they despise while doing absolutely nothing of value to help pull the country out of recession? The DCCC has a solution for you: Simply avoid and ignore your constituents!

They may sign your paycheck and the Constitution might establish that you’re accountable to them, but that doesn’t mean you have to listen to what they have to say! After all, you know better than those inferior hicks.

Vote Democrat in 2010. We may not listen to you and we’ll drive the country to fiscal disaster, but hey, we know better than you!