moonman
11-16-2007, 10:43 AM
If you listen to the democrats this election cycle one gets the impression that there are real issues facing our country. Turn on the Republican chatter and one hears arguments about who is most electable and able to win.
There is a clear message here, though I can't quite put my finger on it.
The obvious of course is that the Republicans are running scared because even if they had a Reagan now, there is no liberal record to run against. Republicans are the establishment, have been for 27 years and can no longer claim "gubment is the problem, not the solution." Any such a claim is an admission of 27 years of do nothing and failure.
The Democrats are not seeking the most electable candidate. Electability is barely a blip on the caucus and primary voters mind. It's issues that matter. Iraq and the economy. Come election time it will be the economy first and Iraq second.
As it stands, '08 is the Democrats to lose and well they could. Immigration will be the wedge issue that fires up the great white south. Immigration has replaced States Rights as code.
This election, like all elections is full of establishment candidates. On the Republican side, only Ron Paul is running against the establishment. The Democrats feature two of their top 3 candidates vying for the "voice of change."
Change is always a good political position. By advocating change a politician can offer the only thing a politician has to sell; that is of course, hope. Vote for me and everything will get better. We're never quite sure what everything is but whoever best sells hope, either from the postive or negative, is the next President.
In other words, it could be Obama if he can paint Clinton as the establishment candidate and he the candidate of change. It could be Huckabee or RudyG or Thompson or McCain or Romney if either can rally the great white south on the fear that open borders will make our once white nation brown.
There is a clear message here, though I can't quite put my finger on it.
The obvious of course is that the Republicans are running scared because even if they had a Reagan now, there is no liberal record to run against. Republicans are the establishment, have been for 27 years and can no longer claim "gubment is the problem, not the solution." Any such a claim is an admission of 27 years of do nothing and failure.
The Democrats are not seeking the most electable candidate. Electability is barely a blip on the caucus and primary voters mind. It's issues that matter. Iraq and the economy. Come election time it will be the economy first and Iraq second.
As it stands, '08 is the Democrats to lose and well they could. Immigration will be the wedge issue that fires up the great white south. Immigration has replaced States Rights as code.
This election, like all elections is full of establishment candidates. On the Republican side, only Ron Paul is running against the establishment. The Democrats feature two of their top 3 candidates vying for the "voice of change."
Change is always a good political position. By advocating change a politician can offer the only thing a politician has to sell; that is of course, hope. Vote for me and everything will get better. We're never quite sure what everything is but whoever best sells hope, either from the postive or negative, is the next President.
In other words, it could be Obama if he can paint Clinton as the establishment candidate and he the candidate of change. It could be Huckabee or RudyG or Thompson or McCain or Romney if either can rally the great white south on the fear that open borders will make our once white nation brown.