Hi Snow Bunny! Here I am a day late again (still laughing over the "my friend has lost it" comment on the Canteen thread, LOL).
Having watched the press treatment of Dems. and Reps. over the years, and especially since 9-11, I wonder who in the mainstream media would even cover the Republicans' protests (with the exception of a very few journalists). Daschle's PR pieces are picked up by AP and published with lies and spin intact, much like the Hillary Senate campaign...the Dems. know they can get away with anything, the courts and the press have seen to it over the past decades. I don't want to have to lie, cheat, steal, demonize and behave as badly as most of the Dems. do to win an election. I think Rumsfeld's manner with the press corp is the best model for dealing with the press, Dems. and the American people...calm, mature, replaying the opponents comments back at them followed by the simple, solid truth. Hugs.(^: