A round-up of quotes from the tour of the Nine:
This is so tired:
"We should make no mistake, this is one of the most radical agendas we've seen in our lifetime," said North Carolina Sen. John Edwards
Bush is hardly "radical"-David Duke is radical, Louis Farakhan is radical. Mainstream Reps and Dems aren't radical. Plus, it is a wholly empty formulation--how about offering some actual ideas?
And I love this meme (which I once addressed here and here):
Dick Gephardt, a Missouri representative, warned the crowd: "We must take all this as seriously as the Republicans do. They play hardball. They play to win."
Because, as we all know, Democrats just roll over for whatever the President wants. And Republicans always win. Further, Democrats never take politics as seriously as Reps. I have decided that part of this "they play hardball, and we have to learn how to play, too" thread is a reaction to the fact that the Dems, for the first time in decades, don't control a branch of government. It's as if they have always been the minority party because they are just too darn nice.
And, fairly amusing:
Candidate Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, poked fun at his own tendency to shoot from the hip and apologize to his rivals later."I am delighted to have all the candidates in one room so I can issue a blanket apology should one be needed later in the campaign," Dean said, as the crowd burst into laughter.
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Posted by Steven Taylor at June 26, 2024 08:01 AM | TrackBack