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June 26, 2005 - Effective Response to Disappointing Numbers
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As background to the now
widely-covered comment made last week by Karl Rove - "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the
savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers." - and
noting the Sept 14, 2001 congressional resolution authorizing force against those that attack the US passed the House 420-1 and the Senate 98-0 with not any mention of indictments, therapy, or calls for understanding - there
seems to be a bit of a disconnect. Among Republicans (36%
of adults registered to vote in the survey), 84% approve of the way Bush is handling his job and 12% disapprove. Among Democrats
(38% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 18% approve and 77% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job. Among
Independents (26% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 17% approve and 75% disapprove of the way Bush is handling
his job as president. It seems the independents
have gone over to the dark side, or what Rove calls the side of the cowards and traitors.
Not good. So, to explain, they need to be reminded that if they don't
want to be called cowards and traitors, they had better change their minds. 49% Say Bush Responsible
for Provoking Iraq War That is a change, and quite
odd. As James Wolcott comments – What amazes me is that
more Americans now blame Bush for provoking the war with Iraq than blame Saddam Hussein. That's not an argument I've heard
anyone make on cable talk or on the op-ed pages. Somehow Americans drew that conclusion all on their own! The tide of popular
opinion turning against the war is washing away walls we didn't even know were there. Something is up. Rove's speech in New York was designed to deal with it. The
message of the speech? Change your mind or Rove will call you names. I actually think Rove's
rant should be seen as a somewhat encouraging sign. Rove and his idiot chorus aren't roaring at the top of their lungs to
try to drown out the liberals - that would be absurd overkill, given how effectively the corporate media has ridiculed and/or
demonized the likes of Howard Dean and Dick Durbin. No, Rove's hate rally is aimed squarely at suppressing the growing doubts
of the great silent majority - and even, to a certain extent, those of the conservative true believers, some of whom are showing
ominous signs of war weariness. As, those dreaded liberals
who have ruined everything! It may indeed be time to excoriate them once more,
because, as Hunter over at the Daily Kos explains – The stories coming out
in the next month are going to be very, very bad for Bush and for everyone involved in selling the Iraq War. Bush's
numbers have absolutely tanked, the Downing Street documents are getting more and more attention, Bush and Cheney are increasingly
seen as so out-of-touch with ground reports from Iraq as to border on slightly delusional, and Senate Democrats are beginning
to increasingly demand specific documents relating to the ("fixed?") claims made by the Bush Administration in the runup to
the Iraq War. Yeah, so? That's the way the game is played. It's just name-calling.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Department of Veterans Affairs told Congress that its health care costs grew faster than expected and left a $1 billion hole
in its budget this year, lawmakers said Thursday. As you see, both sides
can call names. Call me a coward and a traitor and I'll call you a liar and incompetent. Of course neither gets the veterans programs funded. |
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This issue updated and published on...
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