Molly Ivins says don't celebrate jsut yet

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Published on Thursday, October 19, 2006 by Truthdig
Don’t Count the Republicans Out
by Molly Ivins

Stunning coincidence. The verdict in the long-running trial of Saddam Hussein in Iraq is now due two days before our congressional elections in November. Astounding. How ineffable.

Sometimes you know the Republicans have just lost the rag completely. This week, Dick Cheney said to Rush Limbaugh regarding the Iraqi government, “If you look at the general, overall situation, they’re doing remarkably well.” The vice president also acknowledged there’s some concern because the war wasn’t over “instantaneously.” We have now been in Iraq just one month shy of the entire time it took us to fight World War II. Seventy Americans dead so far in October. Electricity in Iraq this year hit its lowest levels since the war started.

What infuriates me about this is the lying. WHY can’t they level with us? Just on the general, overall situation.

Put me in the depressive Dems camp. We always look good going into the last two weeks, until we get hit with that wall of Republican money (though I do think Ohio is beyond political recall at this point for the R’s). Of course, both sides always complain about unfair advertising, but I must admit that almost all political advertising strikes me as ludicrous and I don’t notice the D’s looking simon-pure. A little shading, a little emphasis here and there—I’m hard to shock on political ads, but I do get more than miffed when they take the truth and just stand it on its head.

more:
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1019-22.htm

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btw, the truthdig.com site this came from originally isn't half-bad and worth checking out

[LeftCoast]

1. I really don't think a Saddam conviction is going to do anything

At best it's a Pyrrhic victory for *.

[lvx35]

3. agreed.

The real deal was the capture. News of the conviction will make Americans go "what!? they have only convicted him NOW?" Most Americans assume he was already convicted. Its gonna look like a bad re-run without a lot of spin.

[upi402]

2. co-inkydinks happen

As usual, I agree with Molly 100%

[greeneyedboy]

4. i don't think they can squeeze much drama out of Hussein at this point.

he's been a dead man since they caught him. they already blew their P.R. points from his capture long ago.

as for the celebrating, i hope none of us needs Molly Ivins to tell us not to celebrate BEFORE our GOTV work is done. the other side is VERY organized and disciplined. are 100% of the people posting on DU every day spending a few hours a week volunteering, too?