Reply #32: Subject lines are the hardest part [View All]

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So why try to beat them at their own game?

Because there's a good chance we can't beat them if we don't.

We win on issues. We should fight on them. Not halfway, either.

We won't win on this issue. We have bigger issues to win on.

People's eyes tend to glaze over when they're told to analyze two very similar positions and ferret out which one is best.

It's much easier for them if there are clear, fundamental differences.

That's why Kucinich has the best chance to beat *.

You and I will have to agree to disagree on this. I think that pragmatism plays a bigger role. But I could be wrong, I don't think there's a clear "right".

Not "I would have waited a month or two before invading, vote for me!"

I think you're being unfair here. Dean never conveyed a position that war would have to be imminent. Every day that passed back in february proved more and more that war was not necessary. Dean's position follows that. Honestly, I never thought Iraq posed a threat, but if I were in a position of power, I wouldn't rule anything out until the facts come in. My anonymity allows me to be more brazen in my skepticism and suspicion.