Gee, I don't know. They always had such a grand vision of love, freedom, and prosperity. /sarcasm
Unfortunately, in the once-great state of Daleyland, they didn't. Ever since the Democrats won the governorship four years ago with the added bonus of doing so under the "Republican" ticket, this state has been an absolute disaster. I just wish someone would come out publically and repudiate King George; he makes Charles Schumer look conservative.
And the denouement, where all the Lefty mass media talking heads who staked their credibility on the NOI's Muhammad being a white Republican, were shown to be abysmally wrong, was the icing on the cake that then wound up on the faces of McAwful and the WH Rapist during their jig on Wellstone's coffin.
The radical elements of the party have been indulged and they have high expectations. They see standing firm against the USA as their liberal sacrament. The party is totally shot, IMO unless they come up with another shyster.
2)The Wellstone Fune-rally - Yucking it up at a memorial service is too much for any normal person to take.
Of course, if they had told voters where they stood on the issues, they would have lost bigger.
Their usual choice, the third option-lie about it-has been made much more difficult by the internet, which allows real-time exposure of the lies at virtually no cost.
Basically, they're screwed. Intellectual enough for ya?
Earth to Rats: Go back to the "West Wing" TV show, the real world is taking you less and less seriously every day!
The 'War On Terror':
1. Sending three Democratic US Senators to Iraq to kiss Saddam's ass. Bad idea, especially a month before the election. It's un-American, and cost the Democrats plenty.
2. America's memory of 3000+ people killed by terrorists on worldwide TV is still fresh in their minds. When we retaliate against their leaders with missile-launching Predator drones, it's a bad idea to insist that they should have had defense lawyers and a jury of their peers. Sorry Liberals, but out there in the 'War On Terror' due process is a laser-guided missile.
3. Hundreds of thousands of US troops weren't killed in Afghanistan fighting the 'deadly and undefeated Mujahedin' who supposedly were the worlds fiercest warriors that lived in caves and ate dirt for supper. In fact, they got eaten alive by flying robot bombs and 40-year old US B-52s. The Green Berets even conquered them in a cavalry charge, which is the Mujaheddin's own game. Utter humiliation for the Taliban.
4. Hundreds of thousands of Afghani civilians weren't killed by US bombing. In fact, very few collateral deaths were suffered. The truth is that now girls can smile openly and go to school while the savages that once ruled over them are dodging US-made robot bombs.
In both cases 3 & 4, projecting doom and gloom about the outcome before the results were known was a bad idea. It shows Liberals have neither faith in America nor providence, and are completely full of B.S.
5. Instructing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to obstruct the wildly-popular president (77% approval as of November 6th, 2002) at every turn in the War On Terror: Bad idea.
6. America is not Germany, Canada, France, Holland, or any of the other countries where sissies rule the day (Apologies to our Canuck pals). America is for Americans, and we don't pause a moment to consider what a sad childhood any Muslim terrorist may have had. We are only interested in killing them or capturing them if they surrender fast enough when a TV camera is around. Sending Liberals to appear on TV as an advocate for the defense was a bad idea.
The War at Home:
7. Messing with the National Rifle Association. Notice how 14 of the (Sarah) Brady Campaign's 'Dangerous Dozen' all won re-election? The amount of anti-gun Democrat Senators and Congressmen that have gone down to the NRA's election year efforts since 1990 is close to one hundred. Running against the NRA is always a bad idea.
8. Proposing to raise taxes in both a sour economy AND an election year? You mean to tell us that your whole economic plan was 'Tax The Unemployed'? Bad idea.
Poor Taste:
9. A funeral for a Democratic US Senator that died with his family in a tragic plane crash is not an occasion to invite 10,000 U of Minn college students and ply them with free beer. It's not a place for Bill Clinton to sign the thighs of college coeds with a felt-tip pen, to blow horns, drop confetti, or release balloons. It's not a campaign stop. It should look like a memorial service. When eight people die, it's not the time to play Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow'. Americans don't like it, and were shocked to consider that the Liberals would have acted the same way even if Paul Wellstone's body would have been in the same room. By contrast, Norm Coleman's acceptance speech looked more like a fitting memorial to Paul Wellstone. Admit it, you Liberals aren't from this world, are you? Wellstone's 'memorial service', covered by the network TV cameras, was a very bad idea.
10. 'Building The Bridge To The Twenty-First Century' should not include washed-up old has-beens like Walter Mondale who's been wearing sweaters that smell like mothballs for twenty years. Mondale is the man that tried with all his might to kill the NASA Apollo program in the mid-1960s after three brave men died in an accident. With pussies like him in charge, America would never have gone to the Moon. That's the man Democrats had in mind for leading America into the 21st Century? Fitting and expected coming from Liberals, but a very bad idea.
11. On the subject of failed politicians, it's time to tell the Democrats that Bill Clinton is the kiss of death. Every candidate he's flown in to campaign for since the year 2000 loses in a landslide. Face it Dems, the Clinton Era is over. Most Americans think 'Clinton' and want to barf. Don't believe me? Look at the scoreboard. Having Clinton campaign for you is a bad idea.
12. Attack campaigning is a loser idea, especially when your candidate is dirtier than their opponent to begin with. There's a special place in Hell for those who accuse their enemies of their own worst crimes. Attack campaigning is a bad idea.
The Future:
13. Turning further politically Left is a recipe for disaster. Ignoring my kind advice is a bad idea.
14. Believing George W. Bush to be an idiot dunce who cheated his way into the White House with the help of his daddy's money is self-prescribed BS that Democrats should have gotten over before New Years Day 2001. He's outsmarted every single Democrat in the nation fair and square, as well as most pundits. Running a campaign as the 'Anti-Bush' is a bad idea.at your own peril.
Because they're losers.
The dems positions are old and not attractive to the public. Affirmative Action is over as is telling minority groups the government will take care of them.
The dems have no platform on the economy except to oppose specific repub initiatives. Don't have the vision thing.
The dems a corrupt. Many examples posted on FR.
The dems are not well manners. Running to court on every election issue is pissing off the public. The "memorial" service speaks for itsself. The constant calling Bush dumb and saying he's not really president is getting old even amonst some liberals.
lastly, we declared war about a year ago and Bush is into it. Some dems and demonstartors oppse this. Most of the country is worried about national defense and in my mind want more done. So many dems miss out here. People like Lieberman do themselves well when they back Bush on this stuff.