Posted by
skep41 on Saturday, September 15, 2007 11:20:53 AM
It seems that the campaign has finally begun to breathe a little life
into the moribund Republican Party. The center of gravity has begun to
shift away from the colorless nerds that seem to surround anyone named
Bush and towards candidates with a little more fire in their souls. For
seven years the Republicans have sat back and let scurrilous and
idiotic Democratic attacks go unanswered. Now it seems that the smarter
candidates for President are realizing that its time to take the gloves
off and go after these creeps. How dare they treat Gen. Petraeus in
this despicable manner? The Dems have evaded any scrutiny or any hard
questions partly because the Republicans havent pressed them on any of
their actions or statements. Maybe this protracted campaign will make
it harder for Democrats to run as 'moderates' (aka a liberal who wont
admit it). The Republicans need to contest more Senate elections. In
'06 Dianne Feinstein ran virtually unopposed in California (my state).
Her pro-amnesty views, her channeling of defense contracts to her
husband's companies,her zeal to raise taxes, and her support for
anti-property rights court decisions all went unmentioned. She could
have been beaten, or at least the tens of millions of Demo dollars
raised in California would have been forced to stay here instead of
being exported to other states. Why was Ben Nelson in Nebraska
unopposed? Why wasnt Kathleen Harris muzzled and a real candidate run
against Nelson in Florida? Why wasnt Max Baucus told to retire? The
Republicans have got to start fighting and stop playing defense. Larry
Craig and Ted 'Bridge To Nowhere' Stevens have got to go. Issue ads
have got to start defining the Dems as the radical Socialists that they
are. We can beat these guys. The truth is on our side.