2861U2 said:
Well, you do have that right. However, I dont think that is going to help the Dem nominee. The candidates are attacking Bush 10 times as much as they are attacking their Republican counterparts. Clinton and the rest of them must not have gotten the memo that President Bush is not going to be running against them next year. I dont see any point in even talking about the current administration. To me, that demonstrates a lack of vision to be constantly attacking a lame duck. I think the American people are an optimistic people, and dont want to hear about the past, but rather look to the future. I dont believe an assault on Bush now will do the Dems much good in the long run. They should A) be attacking the other Dems and B) be attacking the Republicans. I dont think pounding on Bush will help them that much.
There isn't a single first (Romney, Rudy, FT, McCain) or second tier (Brownback, Huckabee) Republican candidate who has distanced themselves from GW Bush. It would be pure stupidity not to remind voters that all of these guys more or less support the Bush foreign policy. Domestic policy is pretty much a loser issue for the Reps, unless it's some God issue and has been for a long time.
Iraq is the #1 issue, Bush's numbers are in the toilet because of Iraq, this issue isn't going anywhere, all of the 6 serious candidates left in the racce support his policy. They are beating Bush up, 1-because he is (almost inarguable) the worst President of the vast majority of our lifetimes. 2-They can easily paint anyone of these guys, just pick one, as a Bush clone. It's a winning issue for the Dems and easy to see why they'd be doing this.
It may demonstrate a lack of vision because it's just a mere political stunt just like pimping certain issues to be on ballots to turn out for example, the religous bigots, in droves.
The Dems lack a vision for several things, one of which is certainly not how to win in '08. They got a ton of help, it's not like they are geniuses or anything, Jimmy Carter helped Reagan win two elections by a landslide.
As for the last bit, we don't care much about the past?
I'll be curious if you think this way when the Republicans are trumping up the same ol' slime machine to try and sling mud at Hillary. It will happen. She'll be the nominee and they will try and swiftboat her. I don't think it will work. People have a pretty firm opinion about her anyhow. Those that believe the VInce Foster-type bullshit will continue to, and there is a good chance that undecideds might fall her way when they get to hear the Bush stump speech through a different talking head.
Things would be A LOT different if Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul were electable. Those guys can/could seriously distance themselves.
Meanwhile, the Dems will be saying "Sick of Bush-esque policy?"
Vote for us. How would this not make sense?
Right.
