Message: They Care

[phantom power]

I think this comes back to the fact that the GOP are fighters. We may find the things they fight for totally repugnant, but... being a fighter generates enthusiasm and an aura of charisma. It's why we all instinctively gravitate to Grayson and Cenk -- they're *fighters*. It's also why a sizeable contingent (myself included) is upset about the results of HCR and the "stimulus" -- even more than the result itself, is the fact that they didn't *fight* -- they "pre-compromised."

This NY Times story says that the youth vote for Democrats is dwindling because of the economy. I think this quote is very telling:

“There’s a vibe,” he said on a recent afternoon, while pumping weights at the gym. “Right now it seems like Republicans just care a lot more than Democrats.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/us/politics/03students.html?hp

I get that. They do seem like they care more.

Those who are paying close attention realize that they either care more about destroying the socialist/Muslim menace or they care more about taking back the power they so recently lost. But either way, they do appear to give a damn. The Democrats, on the other hand, rather than coming out with their guns blazing at those who have made it impossible for them to fix these problems seem content with trying to convince people that it isn't as bad as they think it is.

You know --- like when your friend tries to convince you that you shouldn't be upset about something you are upset about. It's annoying. And you realize very quickly that they just don't want to hear about it anymore. That's how the Democrats seem right now --- that they are sick of hearing about it.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/message-they-care.html

[mike r]

1. Yeah, they feel your pain

like Wall Street feels your pain

[Fumesucker]

3. Just like Washington feels our pain...

Oh.. Wait.. they don't.

[jaxx]

2. A plug for the repuke party?

[phantom power]

4. A plug for *fighting*, like the GOP fights.

In other words, a plug for ending the very dangerous fiction that If Only We Could All Just Get Along And Be Post-Partisan We'll Get Stuff Done.

The GOP doesn't want to get along. Voters respect politicians who fight.

[jaxx]

5. A plug for the repuke party.

So now it's go down to their level and fight like gutter rats. Gee whiz, how appealing.