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Gutless Dems

By The Daily Dish
Jul 23 2007, 3:25 AM ET

They still can't quite express the building anger across the country:

These days, the Republicans are stuck in neutral, because it's their own guy who has fought the wrong war and emboldened our enemies. Which gives the Democrats a rare opportunity to lash out at GOP national security failures, to aim for the gut and engage the emotions.

But that is not what Democrats do.

They are cerebral by nature. They dislike emotional appeals. They fear that if they get too pugnacious, some voters might get mad ...

Since when was it the opposition's job to be the responsible party in wartime? I guess since the president turned out to be indifferent to the consequences of his own actions.



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