White House: Thank God for Michael Jackson
Ignore the man behind the curtain. That could be a Republican motto. The GOP is better organized, has more message-discipline, and has a tighter reign on the MSM than the Democrats. But they have to.
Smoke and mirrors. It’s great when it works. One day, things are humming along and the president can do no wrong (according to the MSM and, thus, in the eyes of the Public). And then there’s a bump in the road. Suddenly, it’s, “Good God, can you believe what Howard Dean is saying?”
Yes, things haven’t been going so smoothly for the White House as of late. Social Security, the ever-present pall of death in Iraq (and the ominous Downing Street memo), John Bolton, Jeff Gannon . . . I’d bet they’re pretty happy that the MSM is frothing over this star-fucking Wacko Jacko bullshit. If any news outlet sticks with an unflattering news story for more than a couple days, they’re accused of being “liberals.” Or “unpatriotic.”
Meanwhile, the Democrats have been flying under the radar. And people are starting to notice. Do they have any direction? Howard Dean’s grassroots-building? What, is this a rebuilding DECADE? Don’t you need a message first? Sure, they’re doing good by proving they can make a deal with moderates from the GOP (even if it was ultimately just them caving to the conservatives). And how about controlling the news cycles? (BZZZZZ! The Dems suck at that.) Or catching the Republicans off guard? They tried that during last year’s Republican convention, when Kerry broke with tradition to do some campaigning. And no-one cared. (So [in retaliation, perhaps?], during the Democratic Convention, hours before Kerry formally accepted the nomination, the Administration announced that they’d captured a high-ranking Al Qaeda operative. Who turned out to be no-one spectacular. But still, effective enough to make people forget about Kerry’s speech.)
We’re in that lull before the midterms and before campaign 2008, where there will be a big push among the Democratic Party faithful to circle the wagons . . . and nominate Hillary Clinton. A woman who cannot win the general election because one-third of the country hates her. Hates. Like, if a burning bush told right-wing evangelicals to vote for Hillary, they’d dig out their standard-issue cyanide capsules and bite down. Hard. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? Again? Or is that too rosy of a scenario?
In summary: The Republicans have the power, and the Democrats are trying their best not to take it away. Like all of the other distractions in the world (literally), the White House will just brush the Democrats aside until it’s time for Bill Frist’s inauguration.
Smoke and mirrors. It’s great when it works. One day, things are humming along and the president can do no wrong (according to the MSM and, thus, in the eyes of the Public). And then there’s a bump in the road. Suddenly, it’s, “Good God, can you believe what Howard Dean is saying?”
Yes, things haven’t been going so smoothly for the White House as of late. Social Security, the ever-present pall of death in Iraq (and the ominous Downing Street memo), John Bolton, Jeff Gannon . . . I’d bet they’re pretty happy that the MSM is frothing over this star-fucking Wacko Jacko bullshit. If any news outlet sticks with an unflattering news story for more than a couple days, they’re accused of being “liberals.” Or “unpatriotic.”
Meanwhile, the Democrats have been flying under the radar. And people are starting to notice. Do they have any direction? Howard Dean’s grassroots-building? What, is this a rebuilding DECADE? Don’t you need a message first? Sure, they’re doing good by proving they can make a deal with moderates from the GOP (even if it was ultimately just them caving to the conservatives). And how about controlling the news cycles? (BZZZZZ! The Dems suck at that.) Or catching the Republicans off guard? They tried that during last year’s Republican convention, when Kerry broke with tradition to do some campaigning. And no-one cared. (So [in retaliation, perhaps?], during the Democratic Convention, hours before Kerry formally accepted the nomination, the Administration announced that they’d captured a high-ranking Al Qaeda operative. Who turned out to be no-one spectacular. But still, effective enough to make people forget about Kerry’s speech.)
We’re in that lull before the midterms and before campaign 2008, where there will be a big push among the Democratic Party faithful to circle the wagons . . . and nominate Hillary Clinton. A woman who cannot win the general election because one-third of the country hates her. Hates. Like, if a burning bush told right-wing evangelicals to vote for Hillary, they’d dig out their standard-issue cyanide capsules and bite down. Hard. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? Again? Or is that too rosy of a scenario?
In summary: The Republicans have the power, and the Democrats are trying their best not to take it away. Like all of the other distractions in the world (literally), the White House will just brush the Democrats aside until it’s time for Bill Frist’s inauguration.
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