Who/where is the central command and control of the .........

[Stinky The Clown]

.... congressional Republicans?

They are remarkable in their message discipline. I'm not praising the message. I am struck by their singularity and on-target message operation. They even use the same words, one person to the next. Who writes the scripts? Who frames it? There is NO coincidence in this. It is a sign of some intelligent control.

Who is orchestrating this?

[ogneopasno]

1. And when the hell are we going to learn how to do that? Oh wait. That's right, we're Democrats.

"We" used rhetorically here, of course.

[dkofos]

2. Give them $5 and get on their mailing/e-mail list. You will get the same

talking points as they all get.

[lutefisk]

3. I get my talking points direct from the mothership:

Of course I don't have the clearance to get the good stuff, but it keeps me going.

* The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession.

* Congress is right to take action to stimulate the economy.

* The American people know we can't borrow and spend our way back to a growing economy.

* According to CBO, less than half of the Democrat stimulus plan will be spent in the next two years.

* The Democrats' plan includes wasteful government spending that will not stimulate the economy.

* Republicans have a plan for fast acting tax relief that will release the resources and creativity of the American people and create jobs.

* The American people have a choice between fast acting tax relief or slow and wasteful government spending.

* House Republicans are on the side of the American taxpayer.

http://www.gop.gov/web/guest/talking_points

I assume the real stuff, the "A" material that goes out to Repelican Congress-critters and drug-addled right wing radio talkers, comes out of some secret office building in Arlington, Virginia. I picture hundreds of pudgy faced young college Repelican climbers trained by their gods - Gingrich, Luntz, and Rove - working around the clock doing the dirty work.

[elleng]

4. Its been the case forever;

they're message masters.

This time, mitch mchorrible?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8147691&mesg_id=8147712