Since Were On The Subject Of Harmony... 'Assisted Suicide in November for the GOP' - HuffPo

[WillyT]

Assisted Suicide in November for the GOP
Andrew Reinbach
Journalist
Posted: June 21, 2010 08:41 AM

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The political gods have been good to Democrats lately.

Republicans nominated several absolute loons to run for Congress; they painted themselves as protectors and apologists of BP; and in the course of punishing the unemployed, they seriously upset both doctors and governors.

These are weapons that liberal lions like LBJ would have swung to great advantage. LBJ knew how to get Republican votes, but he was unencumbered by any urge to validate Republican talking points.

Now, not so much. Nobody could imagine President Obama pushing around a senator the way LBJ bullied Sen. Theodore F. Green in a famous series of photographs, or backhanding Republicans like FDR did in 1936, when he said, "They are unanimous in their hate for me--and I welcome their hatred."

Truth be told, many Americans are in the mood for a speech like that. They'd welcome a declaration of war against a Republican Party that resorts to twisted half-facts and outright lies; half-facts and lies they've grown so fond of that they actually believe that...what's the word...Garbage.

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The good news here is that the right wing is doing a wonderful job of destroying itself. Not only did it invent a phony grass roots "rebellion" called the Tea Party and use it to drive Republicans even farther to the right; it threw up extremists like Rand Paul in Kentucky, and Sharron Angle in Nevada. Angle is so extreme she's threatening armed revolution.

But if the right wing seems bent on meeting its Maker, it's the responsibility of Democrats to arrange the meeting. And to do that they have to bring their internal divisions under control.

The party's left wing, especially, needs to forget about being proud of not belonging to any organized political party because they're Democrats. They smell blood and want blood, and considering the 30-year beating the right gave them for urging civilized government, they deserve blood.

Progressives are so angry at the right that they'd happily send a few tank divisions to take out the Club for Growth. At a minimum, I can think of plenty of progressives who'd like to tar and feather the GOP leadership.

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But lately, all we're getting is measured, reasonable speeches. My impression is the West Wing is trying to tamp down opposition by not sounding too strident. But that isn't what the country wants; it wants the sort of speech that FDR gave in Madison Square Garden those many years ago. Barack Obama can give speeches like that. Speeches like that elected him. He should give FDR's speech a listen.

And so, dear reader, should you. (Transcript & Audio of Speech): http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3307

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Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-reinbach/assisted-suicide-in-novem_b_618971.html

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[lazarus]

1. could you edit this down, please?

It needs to be snipped a bit more (like in half) to bring it in line with the DU copyright rules.

thanks!

[WillyT]

2. You Got It !!!

:hi:

[lazarus]

3. thank you!

and good article.