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Kristol : Dems are becoming radicals - good news for '08
Kristol's article in Time Mag ^ | 02/03/ 2007 | drzz

Posted on 02/03/2007 4:54:03 AM PST by drzz

In the past few weeks, the Democrats have gone wild. The mushy domestic agenda is quickly disappearing beneath a tide of antiwar agitation in Congress. Joe Biden is leading the way, seeking to have as one of the first acts of the new Democratic Senate a nonbinding resolution condemning a troop increase in Iraq. Others want action, not just words. On the presidential side of the party, Hillary Clinton has gone at breakneck speed from being a mild critic of the war to calling for a legislated troop cap and threatening to cut off funds for the Iraqi army. Obama and John Edwards are cheerfully one-upping her by demanding a firm schedule for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. What happened?

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: antiwar; bush; congress; democrat; elections; hillary; iran; iraq; senate; terror; verrcktenfreude; wot
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Kristol's article in the no 1 most popular on Time.com !

Liberals are worried about their antiwar behavior ! Good news !

1 posted on 02/03/2007 4:54:07 AM PST by drzz
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To: drzz

Prior to the November elections, many FReepers were blasting Kristol for his predictions. But we have to be fair... he was right. He also predicted that a Dem victory in 2006 will ensure a Republican victory in 2008. Let's hope he is right... but hopefully not with McCain, Kristol's favourite.


2 posted on 02/03/2007 4:58:39 AM PST by SolidWood (Sadr lives. Kill him.)
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To: drzz

Becoming radical?


3 posted on 02/03/2007 4:58:50 AM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: drzz
In part, an accelerated presidential race, with its own dynamic. In part, the fact of congressional majority status, which has its own dynamic too. But in largest part, Bush. He crossed up the Democrats. They expected him to stay the Rumsfeld-Abizaid-Casey course in Iraq. Or, they thought, he might accede to the Iraq Study Group, admit errors and lead us to gradual defeat. Neither would have required Democrats to do anything much except lament the lamentable situation into which Bush had got us. Instead, Bush replaced Rumsfeld, rejected the Iraq Study Group's slow-motion-withdrawal option and chose to try a new strategy for victory, backed by a troop surge. The Democrats were genuinely shocked that Bush wouldn't behave as if the war was lost.

Bingo!

4 posted on 02/03/2007 5:01:10 AM PST by Alia
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I like signs of over confidence


5 posted on 02/03/2007 5:02:32 AM PST by sure_fine ( • not one to over kill the thought process™ •)
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To: drzz

Yep, the Dem primaries will accellerate this race to the left, and Repubs should run away with it in 2008. Kristol's predictions have always been better than Dick Morris's predictions ... not that that's saying much.


6 posted on 02/03/2007 5:03:31 AM PST by dinoparty
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To: Man50D

A.K.A.: unzipping the package.


7 posted on 02/03/2007 5:05:26 AM PST by WorkingClassFilth ("I'll build the g--d---- fence if they want it." -- John McCain, A Modern Profile In Courage)
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To: Man50D

Yep, read "Dems open their hearts".

And what is in is really ugly.

Dems cannot hide their extremism like they did before. People who vote for them ask for extrem measures.

Sounds good for us. Hillary is becoming a real antiwar punk.

PS : some of you guys should send spies in Dems meetings. I'm pretty sure you could find famous people express happinness when news broadcast death of US soldiers and difficulties in Iraq.

This material could be used later for '08. Just an idea. If any of you live near Washington, Boston or NYC, think about that.

Libs are like islamic anchors : they don't speak the same way in the media and in front of their supporters.


8 posted on 02/03/2007 5:05:29 AM PST by drzz (http://drzz.over-blog.org)
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Kristol : Dems are becoming radicals - good news for '08

Except that their nominee, whomever it is, will rush back to the center and even right-of-center after the Convention.

Remember that, just a few months ago, Hillary was circumventing the Pubbies by moving further to the right than many of them were. She was advertised as the new conservative Democrat. She will do the same, again -- move so fast to the right that the vacuum on the left will create tornadic winds -- if she gets the nod.
9 posted on 02/03/2007 5:07:26 AM PST by TomGuy
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The war in Iraq will be resolved before next year and not a real issue in the campaign.

Much more important is Shrillary's desire to take over the American economy.

Exxon should use a billion $$$ of its profits to grind Hillary into dust. She is our worst enemy.


10 posted on 02/03/2007 5:07:45 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. "I'll take their profits" Shrillary Chavez Clinton.)
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To: Man50D
Becoming radical?

Huh? Just what I thought.

11 posted on 02/03/2007 5:09:47 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
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To: dinoparty

Dick Morris is a good political tactician, but he's no visionary. Quite frankly, he can't see past next week. One week, he'll have a column praising the GOP for some move they made the past week, and predict that they'll win in a landslide. The next week, the GOP will do something stupid and Morris will predict 40 years in the wilderness. I think Morris' lack of vision that made the 1990's "The Gelded Age", what with the two biggest political figures of this time were Bill Clinton and Trent Lott, both Dick Morris clients and both petty political operatives.


12 posted on 02/03/2007 5:13:07 AM PST by MuttTheHoople
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But remember Kerry : the past could chase you.

Record every comment of Hillary right now, send spied among Dems meetings and record what you could hear and see.

Ask Dems militants about Iraq.

Do what the media do to undermine liberals. I'm pretty sure you could have material of Hillary being happy of seeing a report of US death in Iraq.

Hey, Dems open champaign when a US copter goes down in Iraq. Try to have the prooves of this.

Send spies, for God's sake. I would if I could. Material gathered now will be crucial in the year to come.

Antiwar activists have insulted wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington every Friday during two years ! They insulted heroes that fought for their freedom, and yet nobody ever showed records of this felony. If you want to undermine Dems, send people at their meetings, and record what it is saying there.

I'm sure you can have material for the 08 elections.


13 posted on 02/03/2007 5:13:42 AM PST by drzz (http://drzz.over-blog.org)
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I meant : do what the media do to undermine conservatives.

Stay on the offense.


14 posted on 02/03/2007 5:14:28 AM PST by drzz (http://drzz.over-blog.org)
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Yep, read "Dems open their hearts".

It was a rhetorical question. The socialist Democrats have been radicals for a long time.
15 posted on 02/03/2007 5:15:14 AM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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The Democrat Party has done a pretty good job of keeping its radical left element bottled up over the past decade allowing many middle of the road voters to forget it exists. If the bottle has become uncorked and we get to see numerous obscene anti-American anti-war rallies, the Dems could be in a difficult position. The American public may be unhappy about the war, but they are not going to sit still for flag burning.


16 posted on 02/03/2007 5:24:26 AM PST by CharacterCounts
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As I said before : it should be necessary for Reps to RECORD any flag burning or anti-american rallies during lefties demonstrations in 2007.

I'm pretty sure you could find any. Boston, Portland (real crazy communists there)...

If Hillary goes there to be asked about her program, send someone to record the whole show.

I'm pretty confident Hillary will flip-flop or say something damaging for her race.


17 posted on 02/03/2007 5:31:48 AM PST by drzz (http://drzz.over-blog.org)
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To: dinoparty
Yep, the Dem primaries will accellerate this race to the left, and Repubs should run away with it in 2008.

Appears to me that the Republ-i-can'ts are running away hand in hand with the Democraps!

18 posted on 02/03/2007 5:47:36 AM PST by Bommer (Global Warming: The only warming phenomena that occurs in the Summer and ends in the Winter!)
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To: bert
The war in Iraq will be resolved before next year and not a real issue in the campaign.

From your keyboard to God's ear. With a "clear and hold" strategy I fear we will again see the media and jihadist go back to work showing American military attrocities.

19 posted on 02/03/2007 5:53:27 AM PST by rhombus
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To: Alia

Shock and Awe!


20 posted on 02/03/2007 6:01:55 AM PST by stockpirate (John Kerry & FBI files ==> http://www.freerepublic.com/~stockpirate/)
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