[Dominic Harr]

So:

1. Mainstream media broadcasts lies to public: "Bush Selling US Ports to Arabs" (heck, I'd be opposed to that!).

2. The majority of folks who never read past a headline get all up in arms.

3. Congressmen up for re-election see a chance to gain favor with the public: "They want something done, this is something, therefore I will do this and be their champion!"

There was a cost ya'll haven't considered yet.

The main selling point the R party had with many of us was the idea that when the Ds and the MSM perpetrated a lie on the American public, the Rs would stand up to them.

That is clearly no longer the case. If the MSM can create a public frenzy, the Rs will march to the tune of Schumer and Hilly.

I believe there will be quite a few of the 'rational' conservatives who will *not* vote R this fall. A vote for an R *is* a vote for supporting D tactics.

Bush won. The R Congress may have just committed suicide.

[duvausa]

An article about how Chuck Schumer orchestrated the outrage over the ports--with the help of M.Savage. The dems will be trying to do this again soon.

http://www.observer.com/20060320/20060320_Ben_Smith_pageone_newsstory2.asp