The Republicans credit Bush, and frankly, I think they may be right:
President Bush and the Republican Leadership deserve full credit for this defeat of the Democrats’ signature policy initiative. The president’s May 1st veto of the Democrats’ original supplemental, the leadership’s refusal to back down to Democrat and media pressure on the override vote, and the Administration’s steadfast refusal to accept restrictions or timelines have won the day. Cracks in the Democrats’ armor have been exposed and their members are taking notice.
So let the Blame Game Begin...
"There simply is no direction," said the spokesman for one mid-level Democratic member closely tied to leadership. "Press is an afterthought on our side, and it shows." [...]
"You look at the Republican apparatus and it is like they're playing chess and we're playing checkers," the first-term lawmaker said. [...]
"It is going to take time to figure out, but at the end of the day there has to be stronger leadership and some more-aggressive message defense," said one former senior House Democratic communications professional who now heads press operations for a prominent party-affiliated group. "It is a problem for every Democrat in Congress if they don't realize the Republicans are going to turn Pelosi into radioactive material before the 2008 election and try and use that to win the House back."
Back to the commentary from RedState
Democrats are trying to assuage their base’s angst by attaching a minimum wage increase to the supplemental, but that’s small potatoes. The far-left wing that makes up the Democrat base wants the Democrats to end the war above all else. That is the standard on which this Congress will be judged and they have just failed this round miserably.
I have to admit, they are spot on in this matter. So Fucking What if the GOP machine would of claimed we weren't supporting the Troops. Whose left to hear that message anyway? 28% of America?
Wake the Fuck Up Leadership.
Nation, we spoke in 2006... but what we have here now is a Faux-republican Congress. I don't like it, not one bit. What kind of world is it where a party can be spanked as hard as it was in '06 yet still come out on top on such a key issue this year as Iraq?
Elections matter yes, but I fail to see the results in this... and I'm disappointed.
No to Impeachment
No to ending the war
And a letter writing campaign on Gonzales
Is it time for a Vote of No Confidence on our Own Congressal Leadership? Me thinks its getting awefully close...
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