"A political world turned upside down"...surprising article from...

[madfloridian]

a surprising source. I do hate to link to the Washington Times, and yes, I know who owns it. But what our Democrats are doing is shaking the roots of the GOP, and some are shaking their heads.

I will post enough so you don't have to follow the link if you don't wish to do so.

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060420-114259-1309r.htm

A political world turned upside down
April 21, 2006

"The outside world as measured inside the Beltway is suddenly upside down. Howard Dean is talking tough about the hell on the border, Nancy Pelosi is talking tough about the hell inside China, and John Kerry is talking tough about national security.

Once upon a time nobody would imagine the Democrats know what they're talking about. But the president's approval rating sinks every time a pollster shoves a thermometer into an embarrassing place in the body politic, and now the not-so-Grand Old Party is trailing the Democrats by 10 points in generic congressional polling. The elections are only seven months away.

Howard Dean's not-so-surprising announcement that the Democrats are stepping smartly to the right of the president on the immigration issue hit the Republicans yesterday like a rap on the nose with a long-handled wooden spoon, undercutting the assurances that some congressmen are sending back to Washington that nobody really cares about the human tide surging over the border. "The first thing we want is tough border control," Mr. Dean says. "We can do a much better job on our borders than George Bush has done. Then we can go on to the policy disagreements about how to get it done."

But even the toned-down trappings -- the Chinese call Mr. Hu's drop-in "a state visit" but the White House carefully does not -- is too much for Nancy Pelosi, as it would have been only yesterday for most Republican congressmen. "While open dialogue is essential," the Democratic leader in the House wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "many of us on both sides of the aisle in Congress oppose the celebratory nature of this official visit."

[WildEyedLiberal]

1. It's kinda sad that the Moonie Times ...

... is reporting more about what our Democrats are doing than many liberal magazines and outlets. They still want to pretend that "the Democrats are doing nothing!" so they can continue to whine.

[Erika]

2. The GOP is in control, The GOP is Accountable

But they hate that role. Tough.

[Hardrada]

4. Whine on, Harvest Moon!

[wisteria]

3. Thanks for posting. Positive reporting is good no matter where it

comes from.