--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > > wrote: > > <snip> > > Which is why this current scandal is so important, > > > given its potential to make these folks realize how > > > empty are the claims of this movement's leaders. > > > > > > Foley himself is just the straw the camel stepped > > > on and broke. It's what his behavior reveals about > > > the leaders that their hypocritical propaganda that > > > is really significant. > > > > > > (Greenwald's great. But man, he does run on!) > > > > > I forget who it was here who said this Foley thing is a dodge to > > divert attention from the crumbling Bush claim that "Great White > > Father" Bush keeps us safe from terror in the "Homeland" (God, I > > detest that word...). > > Wayback and Bhairitu. > > > I think a calculation was made by Rove and the Republican > > leadership to sacrifice Foley since it appears the House will > > go Democratic anyway, and take the attention away from > > Rice 'forgetting' a warning from the CIA re: 911, and other > > incidents that have recently come to light regarding the ever > > more transparent facade of Bush's "War on Terra". > > I think this is tinfoil-hattery, frankly. > > It's even now by no means a foregone conclusion that > the Republicans will lose the House, first; they're > still pouring money into the races like crazy. > > Second, the scandal has discredited the entire > Republican leadership and by extension Republicans > in general. If the Republicans are going to lose > the House, the administration certainly doesn't > want them to lose *big*; they'll want the margin > to be as narrow as possible, so every seat is > worth fighting for, with a strong leadership to > whip the remaining Republicans into an effective > opposition party. > > The administration is certainly going to *exploit* > the scandal however it can, to squeeze any > possible advantage out of it now that it's > happened, but it's been too vastly destructive > to the Republican effort for it to have been > worth it just as a distraction. > > Finally, the various other issues--Condi vs. > 9/11 and so on--can all be *finessed* to some > extent--which Republicans are very good at doing-- > because they're fairly complicated, whereas the > Foley scandal is very clear-cut and easy for > voters to understand. > I agree with you, Judy. Good analysis.
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