Giddy GOP
September 22, 2009 - by
A Democratic friend who was in Washington
But they may have miscalculated. The election is next year, not this year.
And they may be overreaching. Especially if the face of the GOP remains Crazy Joe Wilson, John Boehner and Rush Limbaugh.
They’ve forgotten a couple of things from their last landslide in 1994. Which didn’t last all that long. Namely, they forgot:
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They had a positive message then, the Contract With America. Not just rage.
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Democrats learned a lesson and retooled themselves to win back Congress and the White House.
I will say this: Richard Burr has avoided most of these mistakes. He has a smile, not a frown. He doesn’t go in for the ranting, raving and razzing that makes his colleagues look unhinged.
The winds may be with the GOP next year, and Burr looks stronger than some Democrats think. But Republicans had best not get too giddy.
Giddy GOP
September 22, 2009/
A Democratic friend who was in Washington
But they may have miscalculated. The election is next year, not this year.
And they may be overreaching. Especially if the face of the GOP remains Crazy Joe Wilson, John Boehner and Rush Limbaugh.
They’ve forgotten a couple of things from their last landslide in 1994. Which didn’t last all that long. Namely, they forgot:
-
They had a positive message then, the Contract With America. Not just rage.
-
Democrats learned a lesson and retooled themselves to win back Congress and the White House.
I will say this: Richard Burr has avoided most of these mistakes. He has a smile, not a frown. He doesn’t go in for the ranting, raving and razzing that makes his colleagues look unhinged.
The winds may be with the GOP next year, and Burr looks stronger than some Democrats think. But Republicans had best not get too giddy.