It has faded, some, but for a very long time the narrative of the Villagers was that everything was just grand in Washington until those mean Democrats didn't confirm Bork and then tipnronnie couldn't go have beers anymore. Whenever the Republicans would behave badly, violating what was previously a standard political norm, Bork would be invoked as a justification. Democrats are always to blame for the bad behavior of Republicans, you see.
