Wednesday, December 07, 2005
WaPo: Downies Fear Backlash to their Policy of Surrender, Surrender, Surrender
The Washington Post, being kind, says that some Downies in Congress are terrified that the recent comments of Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, John Murthafugger, and other liberal idjits "may" paint the entire party as one advocating "a weak" national security stance.
Hmmm...ya think?
Democrats Fear Backlash at Polls for Antiwar Remarks
These Downies, fools all, are worried for good reason: their party IS weak on national security, on making this country safe, or presenting a plan of making sure the terrorists do not hit us again.
The Downies think the 2006 election is theirs to win. Actually, they won't, because when the American people think really hard about who will protect them or who will offer surrender to our enemies, they see the Downies as advocating the latter policy.
The Washington Post, being kind, says that some Downies in Congress are terrified that the recent comments of Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, John Murthafugger, and other liberal idjits "may" paint the entire party as one advocating "a weak" national security stance.
Hmmm...ya think?
Democrats Fear Backlash at Polls for Antiwar Remarks
Strong antiwar comments in recent days by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean have opened anew a party rift over Iraq, with some lawmakers warning that the leaders' rhetorical blasts could harm efforts to win control of Congress next year.
Several Democrats joined President Bush yesterday in rebuking Dean's declaration to a San Antonio radio station Monday that "the idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong."
The critics said that comment could reinforce popular perceptions that the party is weak on military matters and divert attention from the president's growing political problems on the war and other issues. "Dean's take on Iraq makes even less sense than the scream in Iowa: Both are uninformed and unhelpful," said Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.), recalling Dean's famous election-night roar after stumbling in Iowa during his 2004 presidential bid.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) and Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (Md.), the second-ranking House Democratic leader, have told colleagues that Pelosi's recent endorsement of a speedy withdrawal, combined with her claim that more than half of House Democrats support her position, could backfire on the party, congressional sources said.
These sources said the two leaders have expressed worry that Pelosi is playing into Bush's hands by suggesting Democrats are the party of a quick pullout -- an unpopular position in many of the most competitive House races.
These Downies, fools all, are worried for good reason: their party IS weak on national security, on making this country safe, or presenting a plan of making sure the terrorists do not hit us again.
The Downies think the 2006 election is theirs to win. Actually, they won't, because when the American people think really hard about who will protect them or who will offer surrender to our enemies, they see the Downies as advocating the latter policy.
