June 14, 2004
The President's Punks
"The Washington Post's John Harris wrote on
Sunday, "After a week-long flood of commentary on the most popular
Republican president of modern times, the country is about to be
immersed in another tide of reminiscence and argument about the most
successful Democratic president within the memory of most voters." Got
that? Reagan was popular; Clinton was successful.
" ... Harris quotes Kerry campaign
manager Mary Beth Cahill saying, "John Kerry does not in any way shy
away from the Clinton legacy…He feels he was a participant in it" (by
supporting Clinton's economic program). In fact, Kerry supported
everything Clinton did to destroy the military by social
experimentation and to weaken America's influence in the world. And
just when things were looking better for Mr. Kerry, two horrid things
have occurred. First, Mr. Bush has managed to jump back up from his
personal doldrums. Second, Mr. Kerry's supposedly most powerful
supporter has appeared to throw a cinderblock on Kerry's sinking ship.
" Did you see his performance at
the press conference following the G-8 summit last week? ... Mr. Bush
had not only regained his confidence, he was brash and dominant. He put
the press corps in its place a few times, with a smile and style
... called on some and ignored others ... saying "there are some
mandatories here." Why? Gesturing to his unseen handlers, he said, "I
have to live with these people. I don't have to live with you." When
one reporter asked how his rocky relationship with allies affected the
summit, Dubya said that when disagreements happened, they all "went to
their corners and faced the wall."
"It was a masterful performance, better than
he has done in any press conference since he was elected. Kerry's
biggest fear is that Dubya will perform in that same
Reagan-cum-Rumsfeld manner in the coming debates. If he does, the "game
over" light will come on above Kerry's carefully coifed head.". -
Theme of the Week
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Rodger Schultz June 14, 2004 08:51 AM
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First of all, the fact that Kerry is not going to shy away from the Clinton legacy - if elected - scares the living shit out of me especially during a war on terror!
Secondly, as far as Slick Willie's version of Living History goes, Dick Morris promises a speedy and poinient rebuttal. I can't wait for that! He did a reasonably decent job at addressing the bullshit put out by her royal filthiness. Besides, we all know damned well that the slick one is just continuing to suck up all the oxygen - as Susan Estrich even admits - in order to derail Kerry's chances at winning in November... and we all know the reason for that.
Lastly, I truely believe that GW, under Rove's direction and timming, is gearing up for the comming fight and will soon start swinging and landing the big punches we've all been waiting for... we hope.
