Bob Herbert Understand What Gephardt, Daschle & McAuliffe Do Not

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This is why a whole lot of the REAL Democrats
respresenting The REAL Democrat Party hate spineless Congressional
DEMs who were nothing but Bush enablers.


This may be from last year but it is exactly why a whole lot
of DUers are still fuming about the Bush ass-kissers
like Gephardt..Daschle...Lieberman...Kerry


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Bob Herbert Understands What, Apparently, Gephardt, Daschle and McAuliffe Remain Clueless About


http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/11/opinion/11HERB.html

Behind the Smile
By BOB HERBERT


One of the definitions of slick is "deftly executed; adroit." Synonyms include "sly, shrewd, slippery, wily." These words came to mind as I watched the Republican Party's remarkable off-year election triumph last week. Give credit where it's due. Bill Clinton at his most devious was never as sly or as cunning (or as politically effective) as the Republican Party has become.

I think of the G.O.P. as the costume party. It wears a sunny mask, which conceals a reality that is far more ideological, far more extreme, than most Americans realize.

Among the less meaningful questions being asked in Washington is whether the Republicans, having won control of the Senate and strengthened their hold on the House, will now go too far and outpace their mandate. My question is: Where have you been? In a nation that is divided almost 50-50 politically, the Republicans flew past their mandate a long time ago.

Driven by its right wing and aided immeasurably by George W. Bush's genial smile, the G.O.P. is putting in place profoundly conservative policies that will hamper progressive efforts for decades to come, no matter what happens in upcoming elections.

With the help of Democrats who should have known better, the Republicans have already enacted a huge and potentially hazardous round of tax cuts. In an environment in which budget deficits have returned and war appears to be imminent, common sense would seem to suggest that the government tread softly on tax cuts for the time being. But a key element of the G.O.P. agenda in the immediate aftermath of last week's stunning victories was a plan to make the current tax cuts permanent and enact a new package of cuts.

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