Reply #8: It would do the Democrats a world of good to preempt the strategy [View All]

[Jack Rabbit]

Their stewardship of the economy is a failure; there is a lower percentage of employed Americans in the summer of an election year than on the previous inauguration day for the first time since 1932.
Their war on terror is a failure; since Iraq had nothing to do either the September 11 attacks or al Qaida and had nothing remotely resembling the kind of weapons arsenal the Bushies claimed they had, how could invading that country make Americans safer? During the time the real war on terrorism was neglected in order to topple Saddam, al Qaida regrouped and has in the last several months staged significant attacks in Istanbul, Madrid and Riyadh.

They are a bunch of crooks. The invasion of Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism, but it has produced significant business opportunities for Bush's favorite transnational corporate campaign contributors, including those in which administration officials or their families have obvious connections, such as Carlyle and Halliburton. Since the streets are still not safe nor electrical power reliable Iraq, one should ask what these transnational are doing to earn the US taxpayer money they are receiving. This is in addition to one corporate scandal after another. They wink while Enron and other energy giants steal from California rate payers; they don't react to Enron stealing from its own employees like its any big deal.

The Bushies have nothing to say for themselves. They outdo even the Harding administration for corruption and incompetence and even the Nixon administration for arrogance and cynicism. They must convince us that John Edwards, Mr. Carolina Sunshine himself, is a pessimist, that Kerry's supporters are a bunch of wild-eyed loonies and that Osama wants Kerry to win.

We can expect a plethora of Willie Horton ads. The best thing to do is to say that there will be a plethora of negativism from the Bushies before they strike.