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[kentuck]

Mitt Romney is in NY today with Rudy Giuliana to commemorate 9/11. The Republicans have used this date and the fear of another terrorist attack to monopolize the defense issue as theirs and theirs alone. That is, until Barack Obama was able to take out Osama Bin Laden. In effect, that stripped the warm American flag from around their shoulders.

As we know from history, Republicans tear down their opponents by degrees, over months at a time. They do not do it with a one day story. Democrats need to understand that this is what they are doing with the attacks on Barack Obama for "excessively celebrating" the end of Bin Laden. Just like they did with the Purple Heart of John Kerry, their long term goal is to destroy the actual accomplishments of this President.

Republicans are going full blast with their strategy, as with their ad about Obama being "cool" but not presidential, so Democrats have to be in the war room and ready to counter against the Republican attacks. However, they must guard against operating from a defensive standpoint. They must put the Republicans on the defensive whenever possible.

It is unfortunate but that is the nature of the political enemy we are facing. They do not wish to talk about issues - they prefer to talk about the personalities. They want to destroy the person, just like they did with John Kerry. That is who they are. We should be aware that the campaign is on.

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