Let's Get 'Em!

Why are Democrats unable to pin memorable, disparaging labels on Republicans? Benchmarks in Iraq, firing leakers, sanctity of traditional marriage, culture of life -- the opportunities for calling them on their hypocracy and flip-flopping are boundless. Yet they continue to control the discourse. I don't mean so much the "framing" fad, as I do the entire use of language and controlled anger. Are we too kind? Too humble? We must NAIL THEM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jq0j80UB_c

Christy Hardin Smith has just published a great post http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/07/10/no-room/ on the mob mentality and Alice-in-Wonderland quality of this administration. It's an erudite, well-reasoned piece with no name calling or anything pithy for the talking heads to grab onto. How about, playing on La Casa Nostra, we start referring to this White House as La Casa Bianca? Or something. I don't pretend to be good at this, but others are. We have to capitalize on the current dissatisfaction with Iraq and the record low approval numbers of B*** and Ch**** and get the country laughing - no, sneering - at Republicans. I clearly remember how, in the runup to the 2004 elections, the right was sneering at Democrats simply for having so many candidates. Well, this year, they have more than we do - and it's a lot - and no one on our side seems to recall this. No one ever calls them on it. They get away with crap after crap, like a teenaged boy: Sorry, Mom, I will this time.... Okay, but I promise I will this time.... No, really, I really truly will - THIS time....