Posted on 10/03/2006 6:20:03 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
The GOP seems to have a bad habit of using the prevent defense even when they're behind.
Be patent. The grownups are in charge.
The demorats timing was upset.
I think so too. They went early with this because of Clinton's outburst last weekend. They needed to get him off the front pages.
Good analysis.
I've thought the same thing. How many voters are even going to have this on their radar screen a month from now?
I doubt anybody cares about this in the long run.
Who wants to be that Clinton is going to hate being bumped by this story and gets his name out more?
Go Bill Go
We can't do it, the Republican leaders have to. Right now every time the MSM ask the Republicans a question that's based on subjective controversy issues they go into a complete defensive mode unable to clearly state what they did or didn't do. They need to tell the MSM exactly what they did in as few words as possible then tell the MSM reporters,"that's my answer now STFU!". If they keep getting interrupted end the questions right then and there even if they have to walk off the set.
Good post. Reminds me of the Eagles/Packer game last night. The Pack led for the first half and then got a little behind. Once they got behind they kind of quit and then got shellacked. A little Churchill is in order:
"Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
Many more folks are talking about the recent school shootings then they are about this. It's just the opposite inside the beltway.
Isn't that what Hannity and Rush do on a daily basis? Everything that goes wrong is the fault of the MSM and the democrats. Never mind our complicity, they reported it so it's their fault.
Seriously, you're right. It ultimately needs to be a battle of ideas. And usually, the republicans are closer to being the adults than the democrats. But sadly, they have become corrupt with power rather than ideas. We are basically at the same point as we were during the check writing scandals and Jim Wright's abuses of power. The problem is it's our side of the aisle that has the Jim Wrignt's and the Rosenkowski's.
We used those issues against the democrats as well as Clinton's issues with force and glee. So why do we cry foul when they use our setbacks against us?
We need to step back, hold those involved accountable, bandage our wounds and go forward with a message and ideas. Not ideas of what we are against, but what we are for. Not ideas of who we are against, but why we are better equipped to handle the issues.
We don't do that. We blame the democrats and the media. Guess that plays better in Peoria.
When was the last election that wasn't proclaimed "the most important election of our times"?
Excellent and level-headed advice. Let's get rolling!
Problem is that anything you want to say now is going to be overpowered by all the screams about Foley and also the Woodward book. Its basically the same reason that Sen Allen is having such a hard time of it now. He's having to spend all his time dealing with macacca.
Give Jay Leno and David Letterman a few more days with the story and that wont be true. Leno was brutal last night and then threw in the punchline about what do congressmen say to other congressmen on Wednesay afternoons? Have a good weekend to punctuate the fact that they dont do anything either.
Exactly. You already have North Korea threatining Nuke Tests today.
when did the Rather story break in 2004 anyways? I am sure Tradesports and other sites tanked the GOP on that also.
Yes indeed the distorted perverted minds using their most special class of minorities to smear the House leadership as covering up sex crimes does expose desperate destructive minds.
I have yet to hear anyone of these perverts present such a united front against the terrorists acts against US.
Just have to wonder if they have sex patrols controlling their favorite perverts, cause they sure are presenting the idea that everyone should have known what was going on.
Dave, he is right. People in swing districts will not care about Foley in 2 weeks. They are more concerned watching gas prices on the way to work.
Dave we as posters at political sites are very few compared to 99% of the country who do not have time to blog or watch Brian Ross. We are the Beltway insiders.
By November 7th world events and Oil Prices will dominate the voting booth along with a DOW all time high.
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