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June 14, 2005
Dean's Hard Charge
The recent furor over Howard Dean's inflammatory remarks regarding the Republican Party clearly defines what has been so wrong with the Democratic Party. Granted Dean's remarks might be a bit stronger than a careful "politician" may use, but given the lack of a strong national leader and clear agenda on the part of Democrats, his candor definitely raised the flag of war. This guy doesn't back down from a fight. He is more than willing to call 'em as he sees 'em.
Over the past few years the Republican offense has buried the Democrats with a hard hitting media campaign slandering them at every opportunity. Sometimes overt and other times quite surreptitious, the Republicans encountered weak defense and little counter-attack from the Dems. Stand up against the war and democrats are accused of being un-American. Oppose tax cuts and the Dems are stealing our hard earned dollars for lazy welfare cheats. The Republican spin machine effectively scores with the American electorate by painting the Democrats as "pantie-waisted" liberals, "wussies", as in pussies. God forbid that they were women. And now the Republicans are busy painting Dean as an over-the-top, out of control, wacko. "This is who Democrats trust leading the Democratic Party. "Is that the kind of person you want leading the opposition? Would you trust him, and by extension, the rest of the Democrats to run our country?"
Many Democrats in Congress seem to be ready to roll over and play dead. Where is their fire? Where is the passion and where is their sense of team? A Republican friend told me at my recent high school reunion that he didn't know what the Democrats stood for. Are they so afraid of alienating anyone that they fall victim of standing for nothing? Dean has changed the game plan. Will it work? Can he hang on long enough to implement it effectively? Stay tuned.
Posted by Chip Spear at June 14, 2005 4:16 PM
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