State of Democrat Mind -

State of Democrat Mind - Powerline cites a New York Times piece on the Democrats' outlook for '04 - according to the Democrats:

Yet as they watched Mr. Bush turn his sights to Syria, other party leaders expressed fresh concerns that the White House would not permit the election of 2004 to become a replay of 1992.

"The big difference is that the first gulf war ended," a prominent Democratic senator said. "This administration will never end the war. And because they never end the war, they will have an ongoing advantage. An open-ended war on terrorism that will never end and that keeps people constantly on edge. A never-ending military commitment in Iraq that might lead to other commitments beyond Iraq also keeps people focused on national security."

Simply amazing, isn't it? The war's not over - ergo, it's a Bush ploy. As Hindrocket from Powerline said:

We're not at war because we've been attacked and because determined, vicious enemies continue to wish us ill. No, we are at war because the "administration will never end it." This view is so perverse that the Democrats can only hope that most Americans--non-readers of the Times--have no idea what they really think.

And in that, hope springs eternal, I guess.

But talkradio wasn't a synonym for "Conservative" in 1992. There was no conservative blogosphere. CNN ruled the all-news airwaves without rival.

It's a tough row to hoe for the Dems these days.

Posted by Mitch at April 16, 2003 04:13 PM