The Kerry thing and the Republicans: How the mighty have fallen!

[jackbourassa]

You know when I first heard about this whole Kerry thing yesterday I just shrugged and didn't think about it twice. Then, later in the day, I saw several posts dedicated to it and was puzzled why people were so fixated on it. Now today I think the whole thing is hilarious.

Why?

Because, ladies and Gentlemen, no one gives a rats ass about what John Kerry said.

I see the Republicans trying to turn this into a story. I see them trying really hard to spin this. I mean Kerry probably should have chosen his words better, and this goes to show that Kerry really isn't that great of a communicator, but no one but Republican idiots are talking about this.

Think about it?

Why would the GOP be spinning a story made by a junior Senator (who isn't running for anything this year) about a war no one agrees with?

The answer: They are scared shitless, that's why.

They can read polls and even Karl Rove is beginning to see the writing on the wall. They're going to lose the House, the majority of governorships and at least 5 Senate seats. They may even be blown out of the water completely with the Democrats picking up 50+ House seats, more than a dozen Governors races and 7 Senate seats.

If you believe that this will cost us even ONE House seat, or even ONE vote, you're sadly mistaken.

This is all feigned outrage by the Republicans. This is DESPERATION personified. After all, if they were so outraged why are they not demanding that House Majority Leader Boehner apologize for his comments about the Generals and the Troops being responsible for the Iraq debacle and not Rumsfeld? Because this is all politics. Why people like Hillary Clinton even lower themselves to respond to it is beyond me, but that's another story.

So I can't help but think back to all those elections where the Republicans were so dominant and I can't help to think to myself how pathetic the "party of Reagan" has become. It's actually kind of funny when you think about it. The big bad Republicans, huh? They threw all their money at us...and nothing. They spent 90% of it on NASTY negative ads...zilch. They had September 11th...not a thing. Democrats are cowards-defeatists-unAmerican-terrorists...laughable. Redistricting...may hurt them more than help. The North Koreans testing nuclear weapons...nothing. They even had gay marriage return as an issue last week...didn't even make a dent. They unleashed all of their greatest hits and NOTHING! My, oh my, how the mighty have fallen.

You honestly think this Kerry thing is going to hurt us? Come on people! Why because he told some college kids to stay in school so they won't get "stuck in Iraq?" You honestly think that's going to derail anything? We Democrats are so used to having things fall apart whenever the Republicans raise a ruckus. But not this time. If money, negative ads, September 11, North Korea launching nuclear tests, and gay marriage didn't save them. This sure as hell won't.

If you're all real quiet you may hear it. That sound you all hear is the Republican Majority falling apart at the seams. The stench you smell is death that surrounds the Republican Party now.

So cheer up motherfuckers and don't let the man spook ya. This time next week, we'll be in control of one and very possibly both chambers of Congress.

Then Bush will be the lamest of lame ducks and the real fun will begin.

[amitten]

1. True dat.

Nice to hear from a thinking person.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. It's telling that the president of the united states is that sensitive

to a one word misspeak by a guy giving a stump speech. I guess he hasn't anything better to do than worry about John Kerry.

[truthisfreedom]

3. you're talking about a guy who hit a cop with his bicycle when he was driving

all alone on the road. you're talking about a guy who can't be left alone to eat a pretzel. you're talking about a guy who can't even exit a room.

you're talking about a guy who sat and listened to a kindergarten teacher read a book about a goat as America suffered the greatest attack in 50 years, and he knew exactly what was happening.

bush opens his mouth and everyone, even those in his own party, are aghast. the republan party is completely horrified at what they have become.

they are staying home in droves this year. they are paralyzed by what they have become. paralyzed by fear, self-loathing, self-hate, and an ache in the pit of their stomachs that simply WILL NOT GO AWAY.

[Lexingtonian]

4. I didn't get it either until today

but then it got really clear.

This is not about the election so much, even if Rove hopes its does something. Rove has been saying that Congressfolk are not listening to him about emphasizing 'national security' (i.e. terrorism-mongering and Iraq) enough.

The context is that Bush has grabbed so much of the war powers away from the Senate and made the dividing line between the Presidency and Senate about war- accountability and decisions about Iraq- extremely blurred. But with an opposition party in control and a popular majority turned on him, the balance of power easily shifts the other way.

Democrats may have 50-plus seats in the Senate plus the votes of those of some moderate Republicans on going after the WH on Iraq. Kerry is the official or unofficial head of this effort in the Senate, of course.

Bush and Rove decided to preempt and attack Kerry while they still have the advantage in the media. The point is to discredit Kerry and the like in advance of the argument about Iraq and institutional powers in next spring about Iraq. Keeping that power allows them to survive politically, losing that argument means collapse of the Administration.

Kerry has been on the cautious side, yet again, with his response. The Bush people think they have a 'victory' because he backed down for the most part. But in the longer run it was a bad move on their part- the Senate now knows exactly what to expect, and voters see a President and a Party who are desperate and delusive.

[Maraya1969]

5. To tell the truth they remind me of a bunch of teenage girls......

It is kind of comical if you really look at it.

[chelaque liberal]

6. I wish I could agree with you but there are people who bought the whole

thing. I know, I work with them. Their version on the story was talked about loudly, over the sounds of the regular activity. "Did you hear what Kerry said about the troops?" "No, what?" "He said they were stupid." "I heard it. I think it's just disgusting." and on and on.

I know your post was directed at us, but just saying, the Faux News folks say blood in the water.

[jackbourassa]

8. The people "buying it" are...

Republicans who listen to Rush Limpballs and Fox News.

These same people, like the Republican leadership, are people who are searching desperately for anything to cling onto, any kind of life preserver, to maintain control.

Have you heard any independent or Democrats saying they will switch sides? No, of course not.

These people who say they're "offended" are people who were going to vote for the Republicans anyway. I haven't heard any other person make a fuss about this.

So don't worry about it.

Truth be told, I think the story has run out of legs.

[jackbourassa]

10. I just did an analysis of the top SIXTY vulnerable GOP seats in Congress

And found that the Democrats lead in those districts (and remember that these are all Republican held seats, not a Democratic one among them, and totalling SIXTY in number) by 3%.

We lead:

Democrats 46%
Republicans 43%

If this is true, then I think it guarantees us at least a 32 seat pick-up.

And that's assuming that we don't have the numbers inflate on us because of HIGHER Democratic turn-out (which is totally possible) or the undecideds break for us at the end (which is also possible) or a combination of both which would win us all SIXTY races.

[elperromagico]

7. If you look back at 2002 and 2004,

when Bush was campaigning on terrorism and security and compare it to now, I do see your point.

The Kerry gaffe is the closest thing to a lucky break these guys have gotten this year. The Republicans have been deprived of their major campaign weapons. They've lost credibility in the war on terror, their policy is failing in Iraq, their Congressional ranks are full of crooks and pedophiles, and their solution to border security is to build a wall that will do nothing but produce a generation of illegal immigrants who are really good at climbing walls.

Let them have their fun rerunning the 2004 election... this time, the public isn't giving them the benefit of the doubt.

[jackbourassa]

9. This may have hurt us if Kerry were actually...

...running for something. But he's not. So where can they go with this story?

Man 1: John Kerry said something about our troops, not sure what, but it seems bad. Rush is all over it.

Man 2: Kerry eh? What an ass.

Man 1: Tell me about it.

Man 2: I'd never vote for Kerry. He's a pinko commie.

Man 1: Me neither. Never ever ever. I like my elected officials dumb and crazy...you know like our savior, George W. Bush.

Man 2: What's Kerry running for this year? I want to vote against him.

Man 1: Oh he's not running for anything.

Man 2: Too bad. Maybe we could beat Kerry, but we're pretty much fucked otherwise.