Dems Nominate a LOSER!

Dems Nominate a LOSER!

March 3, 2004 -- THE Democratic Party slit its throat last night,
abandoning 12 years of pragmatism to indulge in a nominee who's very
unlikely to win. While John Edwards closed the gap that separated him
from John Kerry, the front-loading of the nominating process proved
too drastic to permit second
thoughts. Once the Democratic voters had discarded Howard Dean and
embraced Kerry, they did not have the dexterity to rethink Kerry in
the light of the Edwards alternative.

Too bad for the Democrats: Edwards would have been a much stronger
candidate in November than Kerry will be. He is not the extreme
liberal that the front-runner is and has not had 20 years in the
Senate to demonstrate how out of touch he is with American values and
ideas.

The hurried judgment forced on Democrats by Terry McAuliffe's
impatience has led to a miscalculation in which the party has put
forward a weaker nominee than it might have, had the primaries lasted
for more than a few weeks.

John Edwards, as a Southern moderate, has a charisma and style that
Kerry lacks. His smooth-talking trial-lawyer appeal to a jury of
voters would have made quite a contrast with President Bush's
inarticulateness and awkward use of language. A debate between Kerry
and Bush will be a clash of the verbally challenged.

But by nominating Kerry, the Democratic Party has chosen to embrace
its left wing, eschewing the lessons it so dearly learned in 1980,
1984 and 1988. By marching to the beat of its activist minority, the
party has once again put itself outside of the pale of mainstream
thinking.

When John Kerry joined the extreme left in voting against the first
Gulf War in 1991 or in opposing the Defense of Marriage Act - a bill
backed by all but 14 ultraliberal senators and signed by President
Clinton - he showed himself to be out of step with the center where
most voters live.

George Bush's inability to appeal to voters on issues other than the
War on Terror opened a door for the Democrats, but John Kerry will
have difficulty fitting through it.

The lieutenant governor of Mike Dukakis will not wear well before the
American people. His votes on taxes, terrorism and the death penalty
will demonstrate that he is another in a long line of Massachusetts
liberals who appear at first blush to be winners but who soon fade
into also-rans.

Kerry has missed more than a third of the votes in the Senate during
the current 108th Congress. This year, he has missed almost all of
them. Voters will not be tolerant of a man who picks up his paycheck
and doesn't do the job.

Bush is doing exactly the right thing in pouncing on Kerry the moment
the polls close on Super Tuesday with negative ads that define him as
the extreme liberal he is. Already, according to pollster Scott
Rasmussen, 51 percent of voters feel that their taxes will go up if
Kerry wins.

In the coming weeks, Bush will hammer at Kerry until we look back and
wonder why we ever thought the Massachusetts senator could have won in
the first place.

By then, of course, it will be too late. The nominating process is so
frontloaded that the Democrats will be stuck with the flawed Kerry
candidacy for months as he slowly twists in the wind.

Dick Morris, Liberal Democrat

--
Left-wing liberals are EVERYTHING they accuse the right of being. They
are mean, vicious, hateful, greedy, cold-hearted, closed-minded,
selfish, intolerant, bigoted and racist.

Liberals HATE America!

Bozo torrezD Krusty wrote:

> Dems Nominate a LOSER!
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> March 3, 2004

It's May now, Rip VanWinkle.

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Bozo torrezD Krusty	Dems Nominate a LOSER! Dems Nominate a LOSER! March 3, 2004 -- THE Democratic Party slit its throat last night, abandoning 12 years of pragmatism to indulge in a nominee who's very unlikely to win. While John Edwards closed the gap that separated him from John Kerry, the front-loading of the nominating process proved too drastic to permit second thoughts. Once the Democratic voters had discarded Howard Dean and embraced Kerry, they did not have the dexterity to rethink Kerry in the light of the Edwards alternative. Too bad for the Democrats: Edwards would have been a much stronger candidate in November than Kerry will be. He is not the extreme liberal that the front-runner is and has not had 20 years in the Senate to demonstrate how out of touch he is with American values and ideas. The hurried judgment forced on Democrats by Terry McAuliffe's impatience has led to a miscalculation in which the party has put forward a weaker nominee than it might have, had the primaries lasted for more than a few weeks. John Edwards, as a Southern moderate, has a charisma and style that Kerry lacks. His smooth-talking trial-lawyer appeal to a jury of voters would have made quite a contrast with President Bush's inarticulateness and awkward use of language. A debate between Kerry and Bush will be a clash of the verbally challenged. But by nominating Kerry, the Democratic Party has chosen to embrace its left wing, eschewing the lessons it so dearly learned in 1980, 1984 and 1988. By marching to the beat of its activist minority, the party has once again put itself outside of the pale of mainstream thinking. When John Kerry joined the extreme left in voting against the first Gulf War in 1991 or in opposing the Defense of Marriage Act - a bill backed by all but 14 ultraliberal senators and signed by President Clinton - he showed himself to be out of step with the center where most voters live. George Bush's inability to appeal to voters on issues other than the War on Terror opened a door for the Democrats, but John Kerry will have difficulty fitting through it. The lieutenant governor of Mike Dukakis will not wear well before the American people. His votes on taxes, terrorism and the death penalty will demonstrate that he is another in a long line of Massachusetts liberals who appear at first blush to be winners but who soon fade into also-rans. Kerry has missed more than a third of the votes in the Senate during the current 108th Congress. This year, he has missed almost all of them. Voters will not be tolerant of a man who picks up his paycheck and doesn't do the job. Bush is doing exactly the right thing in pouncing on Kerry the moment the polls close on Super Tuesday with negative ads that define him as the extreme liberal he is. Already, according to pollster Scott Rasmussen, 51 percent of voters feel that their taxes will go up if Kerry wins. In the coming weeks, Bush will hammer at Kerry until we look back and wonder why we ever thought the Massachusetts senator could have won in the first place. By then, of course, it will be too late. The nominating process is so frontloaded that the Democrats will be stuck with the flawed Kerry candidacy for months as he slowly twists in the wind. Dick Morris, Liberal Democrat -- Left-wing liberals are EVERYTHING they accuse the right of being. They are mean, vicious, hateful, greedy, cold-hearted, closed-minded, selfish, intolerant, bigoted and racist. Liberals HATE America!

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GW Chimpzilla	Re: Dems Nominate a LOSER! Bozo torrezD Krusty wrote: > Dems Nominate a LOSER! > > > March 3, 2004 It's May now, Rip VanWinkle.