Republican barrage aims to halt advance of anti-war Democrats

[Philosoraptor]

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1843512,00.html

The Republican party has launched a major attack to portray the Democrats as against the Iraq war and caught in the grip of an extremist fringe that wants to pull out of the conflict.
In television ads, newspaper columns and television interviews Republican politicians and conservative commentators have branded Democrats as weak in the 'war on terror'.

Republicans believe that focusing on terrorism and the war will allow them to keep control of Congress, despite a huge Democratic push and record disapproval levels of President George Bush. Vice-president Dick Cheney arranged a rare conference call with journalists to push the new message that Democrats were anti-war. ' betting on the proposition that ultimately they can break the will of American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task,' he said.

'Lieberman is the first casualty of the war against the war against terror,' wrote columnist Michael Goodwin in the New York Daily News. Lieberman's main public support now is coming from Republicans such as Cheney, who have been quick to praise a man who has openly supported Bush on Iraq. This mirrors the way top Democrats quickly abandoned Lieberman after his defeat. Party leaders have now rushed to back Lamont.

[HereSince1628]

1. The R's are so accustomed to pissing on Dems that they forget

to check which direction the wind was blowing before they tried to hose us.

With 60% of the US turned against the occupation and its management I'm glad to see that the R's have decided that during the last 80 days or so before the election they will ignore developments and press the most unpopular point of view.

This time the election may be just too lopsided to steal.

[tlsmith1963]

2. Why Can't They Just Admit They Blew It?

They have a lousy approval rating, & yet they just can't admit they made a mistake! If so much weren't at stake, I would almost pity them. I guess the Republicans will just delude themselves to the end. I would have a lot more respect for them if they admitted they were wrong & dumped the neocons out on their asses. But no--they have to be stubborn to the end.

Tammy

[warrior1]

3. when they can't outright cheat

then they lie...America's waking up...it might not be too late.

[acmejack]

4. I love the smell of desperation in the morning!

They know they are in trouble and they will try everything they can to push National Security to the forefront. They want everyone to forget about privatizing Social Security, if they hold both the House and Senate, we can kiss Social Security good bye!

That is what we need to remember that we are fighting for!

[rucky]

5. This'll swing a few.

but polling shows pretty clear disapproval of Iraq.

[rock]

6. We Dems are sure anit-war mongers ain't we?

Imagine, being against war.