More Marstonalia
(BTW, Brett—you really need a comments feature on your blog!).
To borrow a phrase from Brett, “I've seen this argument before, but I can't figure it out (from Marstonalia)”:
Dems need to learn how to play the game of political nastiness if they want to counter the Republican tide of the past few decades.
I really don’t see the Democrats as being any less vociferous in their politicking than the Republicans. A few examples off the top of my head:
The Bork nomination
The current filibustering of Appeals Court nominees.
The constant statements that Republicans want to “starve” old people, or make them eat dog food (an argument I have never understood, as pet food is actually pretty expensive-moreso than a lot people food), or take away their Social Security, Medicare, etc.
The “more arsenic in my water please” commercials in the early Bush administration.
The legions of lawyers in the Florida (yes, the Reps had them too, but the Dems did start that one).
And the accusations that the Republicans are racist, homophobic, sexists or otherwise hate-mongers are also standard fare.
Really, anything Ted Rall ever wrote :)
Posted by Steven Taylor at May 14, 2024 09:27 PM
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