World War 3...or a Wedge Issue?
Newt Gingrich calls the Israel/Lebanon conflict the start of World War 3. Then again he also thinks this is a political opportunity for Republicans (what isn't a political opportunity for guys like him?) From the SeattleTimes:
So (more) people are dying, and Newt's solution is to turn it into a campaign platform. Which might sound a little like this:
Yeah, I'm sure that will go over well. Some think Bush is the only person who can resolve this, but Bush wants to pass the buck to Syria, via U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan.
How about we, as Americans, do one of two things: keep our noses out of the conflict...OR send in some diplomatic, iconic politicians to try and make some peace? It's not too late to do either. And trying to use this as a means to get votes in the mid-term elections is as slimy as you can get.
"The line I think every Republican should use is, 'X knows their record, they just hope you don't,' which is actually the line I used in my winning race in '78. I'm a historian. I don't do anything new. I just imitate. I guarantee you there are 60 or 70 Democrats, if their districts thoroughly understood their record, they'd lose this year even though people aren't happy with Bush. "
So (more) people are dying, and Newt's solution is to turn it into a campaign platform. Which might sound a little like this:
"Did your Republican representative constantly vote for Bush-friendly policies during his/her term? Well, ignore it! Bush is soooo 2003! This election year is about sounding tough and declaring World War III, not worrying about a guy who won't even be running for President anymore. America needs to think about a future with bombs and guns and fighting and death, not impeachment and nixing tax cuts. So if you want to deal with the future, vote for me!"
Yeah, I'm sure that will go over well. Some think Bush is the only person who can resolve this, but Bush wants to pass the buck to Syria, via U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan.
How about we, as Americans, do one of two things: keep our noses out of the conflict...OR send in some diplomatic, iconic politicians to try and make some peace? It's not too late to do either. And trying to use this as a means to get votes in the mid-term elections is as slimy as you can get.
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