On Feb 14, 2007, at 7:13 AM, Adam Buckland wrote:
> I did go and see the Jerry Springer opera but I'm just stereotyping
> some
> of the people I've met on my travels through 47 states and one
> district!
Getting away from talk of stereotypes and back to the original
topic, it seems that the writer I quoted in the original post was
quite correct. Republicans are recognizing that if they try to defend
the President using facts, they will lose. They are consciously
trying to avoid facts and instead focus on emotional arguments
centering on terrorism, Islam, and all those other bogeymen.
http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/feb/13/
leaked_gop_letter_reveals_why_gop_doesnt_want_to_debate_escalation
( -or- http://tinyurl.com/2vbpw3 )
The following is an excerpt of a letter written by two Republican
congressmen, John Shadegg and Peter Hoekstra, sent to the rest of the
House Republicans:
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We are writing to urge you not to debate the Democratic Iraq
resolution on their terms, but rather on ours.
Democrats want to force us to focus on defending the surge, making
the case that it will work and explaining why the President's new
Iraq policy is different from prior efforts and therefore justified.
We urge you to instead broaden the debate to the threat posed to
Americans, the world, and all "unbelievers" by radical Islamists. We
would further urge you to join us in educating the American people
about the views of radical Islamists and the consequences of not
defeating radical Islam in Iraq.
The debate should not be about the surge or its details. This debate
should not even be about the Iraq war to date, mistakes that have
been made, or whether we can, or cannot, win militarily. If we let
Democrats force us into a debate on the surge or the current
situation in Iraq, we lose.
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-- Ed Leafe
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-- http://dabodev.com
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