Quote of the Day: On Cheney, Limbaugh And The GOP
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Democratic strategist Paul Begala:
The inimitable Mark Shields says there are two kinds of political parties: those that seek out converts and those that hunt down heretics. Barack Obama – like Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton before him – is a classic seeker of converts. He chose as his running mate one of his defeated rivals for the presidency. He reached out to Hillary Clinton, giving her one of the most important jobs in the world. Even as he pursues progressive policies, he continues to reach out to Republicans, independents and moderates.
Dick Cheney is a heretic hunter. On Face the Nation he essentially declared that Gen. Colin Powell is no longer a Republican. Granted, Powell committed a serious act of apostasy: he endorsed Barack Obama for President. But Joe Lieberman not only endorsed John McCain, he was a constant presence on the campaign trail, a featured speaker at the Republican convention and someone who was willing to stick a knife in Barack Obama. But after the election, Barack Obama and Harry Reid welcomed him back to the Democratic caucus….
….This is a wonderful gift for the Democrats. At precisely the time when they need to nurture new leaders, Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh are sucking up all the oxygen – and, believe me, these two really do suck.
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“This is a wonderful gift for the Democrats. At precisely the time when they need to nurture new leaders, Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh are sucking up all the oxygen – and, believe me, these two really do suck.”
It's nice to see that Begala is finally beginning to say what everyone else has been saying ever since Bush left office. What a genius, jump on board and state the obvious. How about this for a quote of the day:
“The new administration has copied most of the Bush program, has expanded some of it, and has narrowed only a bit. Almost all of the Obama changes have been at the level of packaging, argumentation, symbol, and rhetoric.”
http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=1e733…
Ouch…So Cheney sucks, we get it. So why then do we not say something when those policies are copied?
Glenn Greenwald has more: Obama's embrace of Bush terrorism policies is celebrated as “Centrism” http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/…
Joe doesn't like to step up to actually critiquing the administration currently IN POWER, so he focuses on what the party OUT OF POWER is doing.
Much safer for his resume should he get the opportunity to rejoin the MSM at some point.
The shear volume and intensity of articles from the left purporting to help the Republicans regain their dominance is just astounding.
Who are they trying to convince?
If Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh are so bad for Republicans, you would think the left would encourage them to speak at every opportunity.
The fear is palpable.
As long the Rep party doesn't fight back against this liberal idea that Rush and Cheney ARE the Rep party, these attacks are going to only strengthen the link between the three in the heads of Americans.
This is NO way to go into the 2010 elections. If those two remain the face of the party…they are going to get destroyed again.
The fear is palpable. ~ jwest
Thank-you for the lighter moment. Good one!
jwest: If Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh are so bad for Republicans, you would think the left would encourage them to speak at every opportunity.
It's hard to believe that either one of them could find more opportinities than they already have without suffering from laryngitis. And whether or not “the left” is actively encouraging them, they do seem to be far more delighted with, than fearful of, their loquatiousness.
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