Posted on 11/01/2006 11:33:49 AM PST by SmithL
Why is a seemingly meaningless war of words between an unpopular president and an unpopular former Democratic presidential candidate dominating political news six days before what is shaping up as a historic congressional election?
What we have is a perfect storm which combines the GOP's desperation to tarnish their opponents, the Democrats obsessive defensiveness over being branded as soft on defense, and the media's fixation with conflict.
A quick breakdown before matters of substance come along to knock the spat off the front page.
For Republicans, John Kerry offers the opportunity to put a face on their political enemy.
Bush and the war in Iraq may drag the GOP down in 2006, but they were hardly popular in 2004 when Bush won re-election and the GOP expanded their majority in the House and Senate. The difference today, in part, is that in 2004 Americans were presented a clear choice between Bush and Kerry, and while they didn't like Bush, they liked Kerry less.
Republicans, who have tried without success to turn House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in a bogeyman, were without an easy-to-identify enemy until John Kerry stepped into the role during a rally for Phil Angelides Monday.
Who cares that Kerry says he misspoke, and was trying to insult the president, not the troops? For Republicans facing their worst losses in a generation, anything close will do.
Which is why the top item on the this morning's dispatch to the news media from the White House Office of Communications -- ahead of comments on North Korea joining six-nation talks, ahead of Bush's consultations on Sudan, ahead of a new report on rising wages -- is the president's stern rebuke of Sen. Kerry.
House Majority Leader John Boehner distributed a statement on Kerry this morning which asserted: "He is liberal, a leftist, and this...
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Kerry said that people who study do "well."
President Bush has obviously done "well," since he's the most powerful person in the world.
What the US Army recruiting poster under "President" Kerry would look like:
Our brave warriors n Irak respond to Jon Carry"
Kerry is no different re his hatred of a strong America and our warriors than 99.9% of the rats in congress. Every rat running for election should have to face a copy of this banner everytime they show their treasonous faces. Pelosi, Murtha, Clintoon, Boxer, Kennedy, Durbin, Levin, Rangle, Reid and other rats in congress hate our military and a strong America. Just look at their voting records the past two years as President Bush pointed out this week.
Kerry is shown leading his fellow hate America and our military Rats to their final destination in American Politics:
Vote against all traitors this election day. Support our troops and their CIC, President Bush.
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