Wednesday, February 18, 2004
The Republicans Strike Back--or at least try to
Man, TeamBush is just off its game these last few weeks. Not that that bothers me, but it's just so out-of-character.
First, GW gives less-than-stellar interview to Tim Russert (see previous posts for detail), then comes the whole 'AWOL controversy' which even GOP insiders say was mishandled and still leaves doubt in the minds of Americans.
Following that we had some of the first TeamBush mudslinging toward Kerry of the election season, but it seemed to have backfired and stuck to Bush. Hesiod has a good stream of postings on the issue at Counterspin Central that seem to debunk any further notion that Kerry had an affair with Alexandra Polier (raised in Philly's own suburban Malvern). Even the photo intended to ally Kerry with Jane Fonda during Vietnam-era antiwar activities was quickly shown to be a cheap forgery propagated by right-wing quacks.
So what does W do? He speaks in front of safe audiences (Daytona 500, more military bases) and spews old party lines. Due to the overheated diligence of his security detail he's not even seen or heard a protester in years now, let alone spoken before any public group not specifically hand-picked for its TeamBush loyalty.
Since by his own admission he doesn't read a paper, do you think it's possible he doesn't even know over half the country now believes the War with Iraq was a mistake and that he misrepresented the case for war during the lead-up?!
A sane person would be tempted to dismiss that as absurd, but be certain W isn't going after the rational voter this time around. As proof note his comments to Guardsmen at Fort Polk, Louisiana:
"My resolve is the same as it was on the day when I walked in the rubble of the twin towers," Bush said, referring to the terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center. "I will not relent until this threat is removed. And neither will you."
So there we have it. Although high ranking TeamBush cabinet members and even he himself personally disavowed the notion that proof of an Iraqi-Al Qaeda connection existed, he continues to link the two rhetorically in his speeches.
I would say that at this point he's dangerously close to becoming an utterly untrustworthy hack. A few more months of this and W could wind up with trustworthiness poll numbers down there with Dick Cheney's.
Man, TeamBush is just off its game these last few weeks. Not that that bothers me, but it's just so out-of-character.
First, GW gives less-than-stellar interview to Tim Russert (see previous posts for detail), then comes the whole 'AWOL controversy' which even GOP insiders say was mishandled and still leaves doubt in the minds of Americans.
Following that we had some of the first TeamBush mudslinging toward Kerry of the election season, but it seemed to have backfired and stuck to Bush. Hesiod has a good stream of postings on the issue at Counterspin Central that seem to debunk any further notion that Kerry had an affair with Alexandra Polier (raised in Philly's own suburban Malvern). Even the photo intended to ally Kerry with Jane Fonda during Vietnam-era antiwar activities was quickly shown to be a cheap forgery propagated by right-wing quacks.
So what does W do? He speaks in front of safe audiences (Daytona 500, more military bases) and spews old party lines. Due to the overheated diligence of his security detail he's not even seen or heard a protester in years now, let alone spoken before any public group not specifically hand-picked for its TeamBush loyalty.
Since by his own admission he doesn't read a paper, do you think it's possible he doesn't even know over half the country now believes the War with Iraq was a mistake and that he misrepresented the case for war during the lead-up?!
A sane person would be tempted to dismiss that as absurd, but be certain W isn't going after the rational voter this time around. As proof note his comments to Guardsmen at Fort Polk, Louisiana:
"My resolve is the same as it was on the day when I walked in the rubble of the twin towers," Bush said, referring to the terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center. "I will not relent until this threat is removed. And neither will you."
So there we have it. Although high ranking TeamBush cabinet members and even he himself personally disavowed the notion that proof of an Iraqi-Al Qaeda connection existed, he continues to link the two rhetorically in his speeches.
I would say that at this point he's dangerously close to becoming an utterly untrustworthy hack. A few more months of this and W could wind up with trustworthiness poll numbers down there with Dick Cheney's.
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