Save the Flag and Diss the Gays
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The right-wing cometh.
But first Bush and Snowjob have to fight with al-Maliki on the wording
of the Iraqi leader's condemnation. How far we have fallen.
The virtuecrats of the right thought they would demonstrate American virtue
to the world as they imposed American democracy. But now, with murder charges
expected against some marines, and a cover-up investigation under way, the
values president is running a war that requires a refresher course on values.
A bitter irony.Teaching
Remedial Decency, by Maureen Dowd (sub. req.)
“Virtuecrats,” how perfect.
So it must be time to rev up the Republican base with a little gay bashing
and anti flag burning. Talk about a Hail Mary. It's more
evidence that Bush and his bunch have no new ideas, so they can't run on them, so they're fishing in the same stagnant sewer.
“No conservative is going to take this as a change of heart or as a
newfound belief in conservative principles,” he said.Other Republican operatives say the strategy is a waste of time when most
Republican voters are angry or divided over the Iraq war, high gas prices
and immigration.“Those are the issues that are dominating people's dinner-table talk,”
said Scott Reed, who managed Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign. Reed dismissed
Frist's plan, saying: “If you're a gay who likes to burn flags, it's
going to be a long year.”Republicans
plan controversial votes on gay marriage, flag burning
I guess they feel if it worked against John
Kerry in 2004 it will work in the middle of plummeting polls. Good luck.
People are pissed off and fed up with the Republicans. It's enough the president
has become a punch line. Now the Republicans are going to make their entire
election efforts a late night comedy joke. But with this latest stuff, they're just making it so easy, or do they really believe it will work?
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