Because H comes before L
John Constantine at Hellblazer pointed to today's Liberal Oasis post. Both of them are blogrolled, so I'd have gotten to it...
… And the trick is not to get sucked into rearguing the war.
That�s what the GOP wants Dems, and liberals in general, to do.
…Why? Because the goal is not to win a debate about whether the war was right or wrong.
The goal is getting rid of Bush.
And you don�t need to change anyone�s mind about the war to do that.
But taking away the perception that Bush is trustworthy would go a long way, since that�s where much of his personal appeal is based.
And exposing Bush as dishonest is relatively easier than winning converts about the war.
This is where the Dem split on the war -- which up until now has made the party seem rudderless � comes in handy.
Now, the pro-war and anti-war Dems, representing a broad swath of Americans, can stand together and say:
Whether or not you believed war with Iraq was necessary at this time,
no one believes a President has the right to mislead the public when our soldiers� lives are on the line, and our credibility with the world is at stake.
I couldn't agree more. In the comments to this
post I saidOur job at this point is to keep the real issues visible, to keep the lies in circulation until the press can't ignore them and the politicians trip over their own words.
The real issue is no longer whether or not we will be at war with Iraq. It is, based on what we've learned is the Bush administration trustworthy enough to depend on going forward? And the answer to
that question is a categorical
no.
Moments later: TalkLeft reports on a
ACLU press release about a
report with more proof this regime can't be trusted. I already downloaded the PDF file, and will add the link to
the Attack on Civil Rights page in the next day or two.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 7/9/2003 05:18:07 PM |
Posted by P6 at July 9, 2003 05:18 PM
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