It's Doubly Difficult for Democrats: They Have to Battle the Bush Cartel AND Tom Daschle's Ineptness "Daschle will Not Mount a Filibuster in the Senate, Leaving Bush with a Huge Domestic "Victory" to Run On (in 2004). Tom Helps Bush."http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&e=1&u=/ap/20031122/ap_on_go_co/medicare(As I posted on DU this weekend...
"If Daschle leaves Bush alone through the 2004 election, I am certain the republicans big boys, (and I do mean big boys, Rove etc..) have told Daschle he'll keep his job (as Senate Minority Leader) and will win easily in SD in 2004...but IF Daschle filibusters or rocks the boat in any meaningful way to hurt Bush and the republicans...HE WILL BE OUT OF A JOB...and the republicans will put all their money, might, cheating, smearing into removing Tom Daschle from the red republican state of South Dakota. (And they can easily do this.)
With duplicity from our own “leadership” is why it will be near impossible to defeat Bush in 2004 (along with electronic voting machines, 400 million dollars, the republican owned corporate media, Bush's constant pushing of fear & terrorist and now this huge domestic issue, victory for Bush and the republicans.)
This is so fucking sad and frustrating for all us out there fighting with all we have, against the republicans and their fascist legislation and the republicans know they always have a cheating ace up their sleeve...DASCHLE, a man so fearful of losing his job & limo driver, he'll do anything the republicans demand, including selling out the American people.
I'm sure in Daschle's own mind, he has convinced himself, that he could do more good in the long run if he just keeps his job.
BULLSHIT!")
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL
In four editorials in 2002 and 2003 (this is the fifth), we have expressed our serious concerns that Tom Daschle, George W. Bush's secret weapon, is still Minority "Leader." That is a total misnomer. Tom Daschle is Minority "Enabler."
Since BuzzFlash began, we have been very sparing in our criticism of Democrats, unless they commit egregious betrayals against the chance to defeat Bush and the Republicans. We figure we don't, in general, need to assist the Republicans in their character assassination strategy.
But sometimes, Democrats -- intentionally or inadvertently -- betray democracy, and help the Republicans in such a way that we cannot help but call them to task. Zell Miller, Joe Lieberman, and Tom Daschle have been among the few Democrats we have lambasted.
Of these three sinners, Daschle is the most dangerous. He is blinded by his self-interest, the influence of lobbyists, losing "deals" that he strikes with the White House, his perceived need to often vote in support of Republican bills because he is from an Ultra-red state, his desire not to pressure Democratic senators, his need to feel collegial "love" from his Republican colleagues, his ineptness, his timidity and his overall lack of leadership. In fact, when he leads Democrats, it is most often in the wrong direction.
Forget that he is well-spoken and wears a nice suit. He is, perhaps, the worst Democratic Minority "Leader" in modern history. He hands Bush and the Republicans more victories on a platter than they could ever have hoped for. Daschle is the perennial lout who continually grabs defeat from the jaws of victory. He blew an opportunity to cripple Bush and Cheney with investigations into their dirty business, when he was briefly Majority Leader after the Jeffords' defection. In fact, he pretty much let Bush set the agenda even when Daschle controlled the Senate. Daschle's continued tenure is the most serious danger to any chance of success the Democrats might have in 2004 in all the congressional and senate elections and the presidency. Because he has allowed the Bush administration to define the terms of the debate in Congress, without a strong Democratic counterattack or proactive vision.(Much more)
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