Reply #1: And...sadly here's WaPo & Un-named Dem Strategists answer to you.... [View All]

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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-08-05 08:54 AM
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Dem strategists join GOP in criticizing the "strident" response of Dems


Edited on Thu Sep-08-05 09:00 AM by flpoljunkie

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

Other Democrats, lead by Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) have been far more strident than the Clintons -- so much so that both Republican and Democratic strategists said yesterday the opposition party is in danger of overplaying its hand. The harsh rhetoric, the strategists said, could create a backlash among the public and engender sympathy for a president who has been on the defensive much of the past week.

<>Clinton allies say anger over FEMA's performance and a belief that the Bush administration has harmed the agency motivated the senator to jump into the debate. From a purely political point of view, they say, it might have been wiser to maintain a lower profile.

Having raised her visibility, she is now a clear target. "It's interesting that at a time when she could have differentiated herself from the ranks of Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi and the far left ranks of the Democratic Party, she chose to join those on the front ranks of the blame game," said RNC spokesman Brian Jones. "It would have been interesting if she had shown some level of restraint."

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So, craven Democratic strategists are again trashing our own and falling into the trap set by Ken Mehlman and his lame counterpart at the White House, Press Secretary Scotty McClellan, who has extensively used the "blame game" meme to a hilarous extent. (John Stewart did a great spot on this last night--showing a parade of Rethugs, including Dubya using the phrase.)

I applaud Hillary Clinton for speaking out against the incompetence of this administration and their marginalization of FEMA. I hope she continues to do so.