Posted on 11/08/2004 11:04:44 PM PST by kattracks
Democratic strategist James Carville said yesterday that the Democratic Party's losses last Tuesday were no fluke, and that they need to rethink exactly who they are and provide something more than a litany of policy proposals.
"The underlying problem here is, there is no call to arms that the Democratic Party is making to the country," said Mr. Carville, the architect of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign win. "We've got to reassess ourselves. We've got to be born again."Democrats are debating what went right and what went wrong in last Tuesday's election, in which President Bush won re-election over Sen. John Kerry, and Democrats also lost seats in both the House and Senate. Some have said there is no need for soul-searching, and blamed the losses on a difficult election-year map or a poor candidate at the top of the ticket.
During the Democratic National Convention this summer in Boston, when Mr. Bush trailed in the polls, Mr. Carville said, "It would be the greatest political achievement of my lifetime" if he came back to beat Mr. Kerry.
But yesterday, Mr. Carville said not only was it a great comeback, but coupled with the 2002 congressional-election losses, it shows it's time for Democrats to engage in a major re-examination.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Because power corrupts.
It is hard to believe that the Democrats did not think that the Clinton fiascos would leave a lasting impression for years to come. Picture, again, Clinton's endless preparations for his lawsuits, his lying, and on and on and on. Then, again, remember his party standing behind him in impeachment telling the American people that Clinton's personal behavior did not matter, telling us what we should and should not think. You do not tell the American people how to think. And then, fast forward, to Kerry, Terreza, and "I have a plan (just not gonna splain what it is). They still don't get it.
Carville's right, and in a few weeks we'll see evidence that RATs have taken his advice. It'll take that long for secret meetings to take place. The weekly lie, daily lie: that Liberals are more moral than Bush republicans. The RAT foot soldiers...general dumb RATs will continue to be outraged until Hill tells them it's okay. They're going right back to Clinton tactics, because that's what got them in last time(and Perot), but we won't talk about that.
Okay, now I knew you were going to answer with that one.
Now the question is: what party would replace the 'rats?
(Personally, I'd like to see:
"The Republican Party, and The Conservative Party candidates held their debates last night-----"
Years ago, even before Clinton, John Neuhaus opined that the next great debate would be between conservos and libertarians. Might still take place, but a funny thing happened on the way to the forum.
It would be a good step, but I doubt it happening.
Yep. That's the mealy-mouthed Democrat dipwad all right.
Even in his confession of failure, he still DOESN'T GET IT. By using the phrase that Republicans message includes, "Protecting us from the HOMOS in Hollywood" he still doesn't understand what this is all about. It's really, really sad.
Carville is about the only Democrat I've seen who is making sense. Of course they will ignore him.
I think you meant 1992, not 1982. ;^)
:~)
I agree .. this whole decline of the dems began with the arrogance and total disregard for the law perpetrated by the Clinton cabal.
I remember the group gathering with Clinton after he was impeached. I remember Algore saying that Clinton would be remembered in history as one of America's "greatest presidents". I almost threw up.
The other thing a lot of people are not aware of is a little event which took place before the election in 1992. It seems that GHW Bush had sent Baker to Israel to tell Israel that America was not going to guarantee the loans Israel wanted to borrow in order to provide for the millions of Jews who were going to be migrating from Russia; even though the guarantee was NOT a monatary guarantee.
Enter Bill Clinton - several weeks before the election, he was called to the bedside of a Baptist preacher friend - who was dying. During this meeting, Clinton was told by the preacher that HE MUST SUPPORT ISRAEL .. NO MATTER WHAT. And .. if Clinton would swear on a Bible to do that, Clinton could win the election. According to the information, Clinton did just that .. and of course he won the election.
What a lot of non-Christian people don't understand is that GOD will give people every chance to prove themselves. Clinton was handed a golden opportunity to do the right thing .. he not only didn't do that .. he just continued to have scandal after scandal. Clinton also allowed his cabal to ravage America.
Rush took a poll one year after Clinton was impeached to guage America's opinion of impeachment, and the results were absolutely STUNNING. During impeachment, the MSM were constantly in our face saying that 75% of the American people did not want Clinton removed from office. However, what the MSM has never come to grips with (and never informed the public about) is that just one short year later, that very same 75% of the American people - now believed Clinton SHOULD have been removed from office.
This opinion remained as the Clintons left the WH and STOLE precious items which did not belong to them. It was also learned that the Clintons had told family members to get a big truck and make tracks for the storage units all over DC and help themselves of the govt property which was stored there [fortunately they didn't succeed in being able to pull off this theft of govt property - but the public was aware they tried]. Then Clinton made all those disgusting pardons for the worst of the criminals.
I believe too that this STAIN on the presidency has left a lasting mark - a mark which the MSM/dems have never acknowledged. Because .. to acknowledge it is to admit the MSM/dems were wrong about supporting and covering up for Clinton. We see the same thing with Kerry .. none of the MSM/dems will admit Kerry was a terrible and extremely flawed candidate.
When will the dems come to their senses (if they ever will) is beyond knowing. The Zell Miller dems may (with Zell's direction) begin a new movement within the dem party which could finally rid it of the Clinton cabal. I wish them luck; they'll need it.
Check this one out. Beauty...
I guess the woman REALLY does make the man...
That the left now regards as its savior these two despicable utter failures
says everything we need to know about this defunct, defective, decayed political organization.
Indeed, ickes, the clintons, and the entire left, by making this ludicrous argument, are denying the reality of the horrific danger of terrorism.
Never mind the presidency.
These idiots are demonstrating in real time why they must never again occupy any position of power in America.
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