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2008-02-25 Home Front: Politix

Democrats Dig In for Defeat (Krauthammer)

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Posted by Bobby 2008-02-25 06:14|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Who ever said the donks were smart ? They embraced a Vietnam type strategy years ago, and they are now awaiting their Tet. The donks have been so wrong on so many fronts, but I see no change in their positions, so their chances in November decline with time and the trend of events. Pelosi and Reid add up to zero, and Hitlery and Obama are a side show taxing themselves into the poor house of influence.

Posted by wxjames 2008-02-25 07:50|| 2008-02-25 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 See is to believe, good turnabout and congrats to all those making the effort.

Posted by Spiny Gl 2511 2008-02-25 07:53|| 2008-02-25 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 The problem is not the Democrats. The problem is the 50% of America that yearns for defeat that the Democrats represent.

Shut down all arts and social science departments. Restart them with faculty who will teach arts and social science instead of nihilism studies.

End all federal funding for cities that advocate defeat whether it be through opposition to marine recruiting or by providing "sanctuary" to illegal aliens.

Charge and prosecute anyone - including and especially anyone in the press - who violates laws on national security. Enforce sedition and treason law with the maximum penalties allowed by law.

Teach American children in English. Teach them to be skeptical, rational and responsible. Teach them to be proud of the traditions that make their freedom and good fortune possible.

First the traitors. Then the enemy.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-02-25 09:40|| 2008-02-25 09:40|| Front Page Top

#4 the problem is that Cordesmann is too technical a guy, and doesnt come through the noise. Krauthammer is that grouchy Jew in a wheelchair. He gets through only to those who are already listening.

Its McCain who will have to make the case, and who can make the case. WHo in debate, will pin his opponent down on the details.

If he isnt distracted explaining to troglodytes why limiting hard money donations doesnt undermine the first amendment, or how hes not the ghost of Rockefeller taking over the GOP.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-02-25 10:16|| 2008-02-25 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Well said Excalibur.

Posted by jds 2008-02-25 10:21|| 2008-02-25 10:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Spot on Excalibur. Unfortunately these things most likely won't happen. We need someone with balls in politics that will say enough is enough. The lefties took over the universities sometime beginning around the time of the Viet Nam war and that system will be difficult to change. Look at the Ward Churchill fiasco in Colorado and how long it took to resolve. Anyone in their right mind could see the wrongness of Churchill's teachings but the university didn't see fit to do anything about the situation until public pressure mounted. Look at the debacle at Duke with the LaCrosse team. These players almost got railroaded by an ambitious criminal prosecutor who only wanted to get re-elected at someone else's expense. The liberal faculty was a willing party to this lynching.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-02-25 11:15|| 2008-02-25 11:15|| Front Page Top

#7 The Democrats have wedded themselves to our Defeat in the War on Terror - and will do everything in their power to insure that defeat.

That is why you have slimy Ried declaring 'The War is Lost!' and the Democratic congress pushing, practically with all their might, for a repeat of the Vietnam-style withdrawl 'timetable' - first of troops then of funding and any support whatsoever.

The Democrats will never embrace victory under a repubican administration. And the victory [in name only] which they will allow under a democratic administration would be just short of a surrender.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-02-25 11:35|| 2008-02-25 11:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Iraq is already squared away. The US military saw to that. From day 1 it expected congress to betray Iraq, and the US military, still sore from the murderous treachery by congress against the brave men of the ARVN, is not going to let that happen again.

Afghanistan, however, is a problem. Properly, they should be given a different kind of surge. More military, mind you, and Americans instead of the feckless NATO forces; but on top of that, some serious economic development.

America made a mistake in both countries by not writing a new constitution for them and rebuilding from the ground up. Every new idea we brought in has worked, and every traditional idea they kept has not.

In both Iraq and Afghanistan, we should have put them under the same rules we expected Hawaii to follow before we gave it statehood. Then if, after we leave, they want to change it, fine. However, like Japan under the MacArthur constitution, there would be a good chance that after living under such principles for a while, they wouldn't want to change it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-25 12:25|| 2008-02-25 12:25|| Front Page Top

#9 I wonder what is the point of having a head of the DNC if there is no long range planning? Seems Dean is good at getting donations and that's it.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-02-25 13:33|| 2008-02-25 13:33|| Front Page Top

#10 ION, PRAVDA > US MAY USE KOSOVO PRECEDENT/
INDEPENDENCE TO SPLIT RUSSIA; + TOPIX > SERBIANS: USA TO BLAME FOR KOSOVO SPLIT, RIOTS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-02-25 19:55|| 2008-02-25 19:55|| Front Page Top

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