One issue? Are you kidding me? The Republicans allowed themselves to get torn to shreds on Social Security without allowing much as a sneeze. They are in the process of looking like leftist idiots on immigration. And they continually allow themselves to be torn apart by the Democrats when it comes to the War on Terror and Iraq. On the latest issue, oil, they are doing the same--looking the other way while the Democrats attack like buzzards on a corpse.
Yeah, when it comes to social security, Iraq and Afghanistan, and oil... the Republicans are largely on the correct end of the arguments. Too bad they cannot communicate any of this to the American populace because they are not letting themselves be heard over the shreaks of Schumer and Pelosi. The Republicans are idiots when it comes to communicating strategy.
Will a Democrat house look that much different than a Republican house? Not really, they still won't be able to get much done. If they really want to shoot themselves in the foot, they can try to impeach Bush... I'm much more pissed off about the lack of fight in the Republican dog than the message itself.
Political junkies that inhabit this and other sites like it aside, the vast majority of Americans have no idea who a Schumer is or what a Pelosi is.
I certainly didn't mean to imply that there are any other sites like FR........it's one of a kind.
Lets be honest about it. The Republicans have never been able to communicate a strategy other than to the politically literate. It is complicated. Reagan managed to project an image through his charisma even though his strategy was far more complex than most comprehended. That "messenger" is a rare thing.
The Democrats, through the mainstream media, have always controlled the terms of debate. As of lately, the MSM has kicked into high gear. We'll see what happens in November.