All Hat & No Cattle
That's essentially what
Chuck Schumer's recent comments
amount to.
The bottom line is that Democrats think they can win military support by being dovish (defeatist?) on Iraq and by offering medical benefits. While it's certain that soldiers appreciate the proper medical benefits, they'll side with the party who actually believes in the mission.
And that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
Cross-posted at California Conservative
Posted Thursday, April 6, 2006 7:17 AM
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"The October surprise is going to be on the Republicans when they wake up and see Democrats have the advantage on national security," said Schumer at the event. "The Republican message on national security just doesn't resonate any more with the American people."Chuckie's in for the 'October Surprise' if he actually thinks that. I seriously doubt he does. I think the more likely scenario is that this is Chuck Schumer doing what he does best: absent-minded yapping into a microphone. Think of that statement more in keeping with Terry McAuliffe's 2002 prediction the Sunday before the midterms that "Jeb Bush is history." Gov. Bush beat the Democratic idiot by 15+ points.
Recent independent polling has shown Democrats making up considerable ground on the question of which party is more trusted on security issues, a traditional electoral weak spot for the party. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll in the field last month showed Republicans with a 45 percent to 41 percent edge on which party is better equipped to handle terrorism concerns, a major slide from the summer of 2003 when Republicans held a wide 55 percent to 29 percent margin."Recent polling" will change once the GOP rolls out ads showing (a) Harry Reid bragging that they "killed the Patriot Act"; (b) John Murtha calling for "immediate redeployment" of our Iraqi troops; (c) Howard Dean declaring on WOAI radio in San Antonio that "We can't win the war", among other things. Republicans will likely cite a litany of whiny defeatist remarks that John Murtha made, ranging from "The military is living hand to mouth" or showing the townhall meetings where recently returned soldiers chastising Murtha and Jim Moran for their negativity towards what's happening on the ground.
The bottom line is that Democrats think they can win military support by being dovish (defeatist?) on Iraq and by offering medical benefits. While it's certain that soldiers appreciate the proper medical benefits, they'll side with the party who actually believes in the mission.
And that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
Cross-posted at California Conservative
Posted Thursday, April 6, 2006 7:17 AM
No comments.