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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I was responding to Spanky, and his notion that anyone who opposes the ongoing fiasco in Iraq wants to pull back to our borders and thus serve our enemies' ends.
eta: Though how do you reach the conclusion that the Repubs "look better" this week. Did going to war in Iraq prevent the bombing of our planes? Or did it encourage that effort?
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They look better any time we thwart a terrorist threat. It's undeserved, since the GOP really had nothing to do with the thwarting of this plot. My point was that a lot of the nasty stuff from Democrats this week is borne of anger at the terrorist plot. The Dems know every time there's a terrorist plot, the GOP's stock goes up, and it pisses the Dems off because the Dems view it as an undeserved bump.
BTW, the argument that supporting Iraq is supporting more attacks is a really bad one. Trust me on this. I live in a swing state. people here view that as a real non-starter. Like it or not, for purposes of getting votes, Iraq and terror are linked. The Dems' better argument is to say "We can do Iraq better." Of course, you have to staunch Deanish clown festivals like the Lamont/Liberman thing to make that argument...
Y'all have the Fall elections in your pockets, but if you keep sucking off the Dean/Move On wing of your party, you;re going to piss them away. Howard Dean's chairmanship must be ended to save your party. He and his ilk are going to fuck up a golden opp for the Dems.
