Beware of Overconfidence

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We can't afford to sit on our hands and assume anything. From Craig Crawford writing in "Congressional Quarterly": http://www.cq.com/public/crawford.html

Oftentimes in politics, the name of the game is expectations, a time-honored strategy of boosting your opponent’s momentum, whether real or imagined, while downplaying your own chances. You hope to frighten your supporters into working hard for you, encourage your foes to sit on their laurels and set the stage for a stunning comeback on the eve of Election Day.

When it comes to gaming expectations for the coming congressional elections, President Bush and his party could be winning by losing. It’s like a roller coaster speeding downhill to gain enough force to get back on top. Oddly, Republican operatives do not dispute dire predictions of the party’s fate in November, forsaking their usual display of the skill, which well serves any good politician, to boldly assert confidence whether or not it is justified.

Such acquiescence in the prevailing view of a GOP meltdown suggests that there is a strategy afoot — one that, in the end, could sandbag overconfident Democrats and those in the news media who foresee dramatic change in the making. Still, the Republicans do not have much choice. They are doing what they can to make the best of a truly bad situation.

Much more at the link.

Rest assured, folks, the fundies, chickenhawks, and wealthy still want control.

(I didn't have time to check if this was a dupe. If it is, let me know and I'll delete it.)

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1. Nope alway know your enemy to defeat your enemy

http://VETSFORMURTHA.ORG

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2. It doesn't hurt to keep it in mind that...

...Bush is unpopular with his "base" because he's not extreme enough for them.

Those creeps are still out there, planning their next move.

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3. Bushco will be busy with Iran & Iraq becoming friends today

MSM played this down lightly today, wait until tomorrow, presently Rummy is going duh!!

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4. The world is safer without Hussein?

OK, George. WHO is going to keep Iran in check now that you've taken out the only enemy that Iran had any fear of?

I might not like George (and trust me on this, I don't) but I like the idea of religious whack jobs with nukes even less.

Ahmadinijad is every bit as whacky as Robertson and Hagee, thinking that God is calling them to help bring about the end of the world.

And just think how close those last two assholes are to the guy with the "football"...