There is one thing I will consistantly be amazed by. That is the utter simplicity some poeple view politics. The thought process seems to be, "if we only go talk to them, and tell them why they are wrong and we are right, they'll have to come to our side." If only this were true.
Friends of mine have come to me and said, "why don't the Democrats speak up against the way the Republicans are ruining this country!" As much as I never thought I would be saying this, I agree with Nancy Polosi's plan (unmoving forehead, consistenently frightened eyebrowed look and all). The only way Democrats will win this November is to not stand up and argue with everyone about why Bush and his cronies are wrong, but to sit in the front row of the boxing match and and cheer as one Republican beats up another.
The Democrats never offered an alternative to Bush's social security plan and the plan was stopped amongst Republican infighting. The Democrats have never offered a plan for Iraq, and the Republicans are going to lose the House of Representatives this Novemeber over it. The old addage, "give someone enough rope and they'll eventually hang themselves," has never been more true.
To those that say, "the Democrats never put up a fight and now Bush has his suspension of Habeus Corpus, the ability to declare anyone an enemy combatant, and basically the ability to trample all of our civil liberties," I say to you, you can not govern unless you win. Once the Democrats are in power, you can change it back. But the more the Democrats say, the easier it will be for Karl Rove to throw their words back into their faces. The longer the Democrats stay silent, the longer Republicans have no choice but to argue with themselves...and touch children inappropriately. But I digress.
Yelling and screaming about the disturbing laws this rubber-stamp congress has passed along for Bush to sign now, mere weeks before election day, does nothing except weaken our chances of taking back one or both houses of Congress and raise the chances that instead of leading the the 110th Congress, we will spend another 2 years as minority bitchers. Constantly complaining, but having no method or outlet to change anything. Sometimes the best weapon isn't the argument over why someone is wrong and you are right, but to shut the hell up and let your opponents fight amongst themselves.
