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In reply to the discussion: Andrew Sullivan: How Obama's Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)Of course Democrats are different from Republicans. About half of them are cowards, as compared to the totally 100% sociopathic Republicans.
You know what? Only a totally disconnected beltway insider bullshitter could charaterize a commission stacked with enemies of Social Security and Medicare as just theater. And be silly enough to think that independents and center right people prioritize deficit cutting over job creation.
Normal people who read or watch TV for news about the deficit commission hear about attacks on Social Security and Medicare, critical lifeline programs that are even more important with what looks to be a permanently shitty economy, and take those attacks personally.
Democrats can only counter Republican lies by taking very strong populist stands in defense of lifeline programs, and in favor of significant action by government to directly create jobs. The bad economy suppresses the vote by itself, and GOTV can overcome that only with strong messages that Democrats are on their side. Democrats flat out refused to do that in 2010, and you defended the "low-key" strategy. Given that it was an abysmal FAIL, why are you still doing that?
Obama will win because the Republican presidential candidates are all obviously batshit crazy, but that is still no excuse for wussy messaging. Democrats refused to defend Medicare in 2010, and I'm hoping there won't be a repeat in 2012
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