Have the Rats hurt themselves by settling all of these issues?

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Boston Globe:

"Romney is a right-wing conservative Republican who tried to destroy Ted Kennedy eight years ago," said Philip W. Johnston, the state Democratic chairman. "Nobody's engaged him yet on issues. We will remind people where he stands."

Romney is to be defaced currently for two reasons, his right-wing conservative affiliation and his attempt "to destroy Ted Kennedy eight years ago". How do those two items figure in your voting decision?

What are we to expect in future campaigns? Where/what are the issues to be? Will the Rats evade politics altogether and simply concentrate on personal attacks? Will personal attacks suffice or did that approach leave with the Clinton administration?

What are the consequences of Bush accepting these programs versus using his uncontested popularity to fight them? What are the possible benefits? How does 9/11 affect interest in the issues?

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Washington Post

Senate Democrats, who have frequently criticized President Bush for using excess Social Security receipts to fund other programs, yesterday unveiled a budget plan that would tap Social Security every year for the rest of the decade. They called on the next Congress to solve the problem...

The Rats introduce a hypocritical plan to dip into Social Security, the same program conservatives have been neglecting and robbing the elderly for decades. A new issue?

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Romney is a right-wing conservative Republican who tried to destroy Ted Kennedy eight years ago,"

If only this were true