The environment that favors the Republicans in the fall ?

[kentuck]

It is not a calm, rational environment. It is not an environment that discusses our problems in a sensible and logical manner. That environment would favor the Democratic Party.

But, if the Republicans can create a "divide and conquer" environment, with personal attacks that force their supporters to take sides based on political party or propaganda, then they win. If they can convince enough people that the Democrats will "surrender" against the terrorists, that they are weak on defense, that they will raise your taxes, that Democrats cannot be trusted to look out for the American people, then the Republicans win.

So, it seems to me that it is to our advantage if we can control our environment better than the Republicans? We do not do that with a tit-for-tat with John McCain. We do that by explaining in a calm and factual way how we got to where we are today. The Republicans were in charge when we were attacked in 2001. They have weakened our military. They have made us less safe around the world. They have created such a huge debt that our children and grandchildren will be burdened with this "tax" for generations to come. Don't look at what they say - look at what they have done. That is the environment we must create for the voters.