Posted on 01/31/2005 5:25:44 AM PST by billorites
It seems insane for Senator Ted Kennedy to give a high profile speech, three days before the Iraq election, publicly declaring the administration's Iraq policy a "catastrophic failure" and a "disaster." Even if that's what Kennedy thought, why would he put himself in the position where a successful election could make him look at least temporarily like a fool (as, apparently, it has)? ...It's not as if Kennedy differed all that much from Bush in the way of actual recommendations for the future. (Even his much-publicized "timetable" for withdrawing U.S. troops would be something we'd "negotiate;" his 2006 deadline is only a "goal.") ... And why would John Kerry go on Meet the Press even after the election's success was obvious and offer only the most grudging, complaint-drenched words of praise. ("It is significant that there is a vote in Iraq. But ...) Kerry's pathetic, but is he that pathetic? ... Fred Barnes offers an explanation for this seemingly bizarre behavior: Democrats think the lesson of Newt Gingrich and Clinton is that you have to ruthlessly criticize an incumbent if you want to win back Congress. Yet, as Barnes notes, this monotonic Democratic opposition is only further alienating the middle-class suburban voters whose support the party needs. Kennedy and (especially) Kerry must know this. It's January 2005, after all. Democrats can afford to jump on the "Yay--Iraqi Elections!" bandwagon now--they'd still have plenty of time to ruthlessly attack Bush in the 22 months before the next U.S. election ... Here's an alternative theory: Money. It used to be that at this stage, opposition party leaders would be making conciliatory noises in an attempt to please voters, and conservative or centrist noises in an attempt to please business lobbyists and PACs. .
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Shouldn't that be "What Was Teddy Drinking?"
Well, he's certainly no stranger to such a senario.
Teddy has a special talent for getting it exactly wrong.
The Coulter rule applies: When mentioning Tikrit Teddy, there must be obligatory pictures of an Oldsmobile, symbolically any small bridge over water, Mary Jo, Teddy the next day in his Yachting clothes feigning shocked surprise.....
While his brain is on vacation, he still keeps takling so nothing but stupid come out of the BLIMP MAN"S mouth.
Are there any of the Senator's constituents out there? How proud you must be!
Teddy, was thinking of Chappaquidick and reliving the incident there. Teddy was just talking garbage for his own self survival.
Kaus is right, there's plenty of money to be made by ringing the left's bell, but what good is it when it costs you votes and you lose elections? Soros, MoveOn, et.al. poured millions into the 2005 election and what did it buy them? Nada.
That is the real Ted Kennedy. Everyone in Massachusetts must be of French descent. All they want to do is cut and run. What is even more astonishing is that a liberal college would allow Ted Kennedy to speak of pulling the troups out after the way he cut and run leaving Mary Jo to fend for herself. But I guess that is what liberalism is all about, or maybe I should use the BUZZ word, Progressive.
It's the old line " The blind leading the blind, and leads them into the ditch " .
Are there any US Americans in Mass with some common horse sense to take this idiots place??
How can the people of Mass or any other state allow families to expect these hereditary Congressional seats!!
How about some NEW BLOOD or even a New Blood Line!!!
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