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Mixed News For Bush And Bad News For Democrats
His poll numbers are not zooming up and theirs are falling. Some voters have moved from favoring the Democrats to being unsure.
Thanks to Political Wire for the tip.
6 Responses to “Mixed News For Bush And Bad News For Democrats”
The so-called congressional debate about Iraq was a Karl Rove dream come true. It was not a debate. It was, rather, a GOP stunt designed to make the GOP look united in defense of evil while Democrats looked divided in defense of what’s right.
At the end of the day, the Democrats were just as stuck to the Bush tar baby as Bush. When will the Democrats learn? Spreading guilt around is what goppers do best.
I sometimes wonder if Democrats have forgotten how to read a poll. Iraq is the ONE issue that could end Bush’s illegitimate occupancy. What are the Democrats waiting for? If the Democrats could speak with one voice on this issue, the GOP would quake. clue: that voice is not Hillary whose position differs little from that of Bush. What we need is an alternative and Bush-lite ain’t it.
The problem for Democrats is that they aren’t genuinely united on what to do about Iraq. To be honest, Republicans aren’t either. All they say is “Stay the course” and the American people don’t like it. But the Republicans can hide behind the President as long as the Democrats don’t offer a meaningful alternative. The problem, however, is that the debate over alternatives centers on whether we should withdraw troops and when – a generally pointless debate. People cringe at an immediate withdrawal because they understand that Iraq would fall into complete genocide without US troops. We know we’ve failed to create a stable government in Iraq. But we know we are holding the wolf by his ears too. The only way through for Democrats is to united behind sensible plans like that of Wesley Clark, which speak less about withdrawal timetables and more about meaningful internationalization of the conflict (in a good way – bringing in peace makers, not entrants in the civil war). Democrats should unite behind Clark’s proposals and then they’d look like they have an alternative. “Staying the course” and “cutting and running” are false dichotomies. But until the Dems unite behind a sensible third way, they cannot hold off Rovian polarized attacks.
Amen, Elrod. We leave now and at least a civil war, and possibly a regional war depending on what group starts getting the upper hand. “Sensible“ is not a word I use with the left of the Democratic party [or the right of the Republican party for that matter]. Clinton and Lieberman have made sensible statements of how we should go about this and have been blasted for their efforts, we will see if they can prevail.
America paid it’s price in blood…
..our civil war taught us a needed lesson,
maybe the Iraqi’s need the same.
Hmmm good point Thomas.
Does anyone know if Iraq has ever experienced a civil war (other than the current one) that was something more than small tit for tat style terror hits?
Mixed News For Bush And Bad News For Democrats
by Joe Gandelman
His poll numbers are not zooming up and theirs are falling. Some voters have moved from favoring the Democrats to being unsurecoming smart.