Tonight's vice-presidential debate has assumed critical importance, with Republicans depending on Vice President Dick Cheney to halt the ticket's slide in the polls after President Bush's less than confident performance against Sen. John Kerry last week.
article"Less than confident." Ha.
In the running mates' debate, GOP strategists said Cheney's aim is to return voters' attention to the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the administration's handling of the terrorism threat, and away from what the Republicans called "second-guessing" over the decision to invade Iraq.
Of course I don't know, but I can see that strategy backfiring. Evil snidely old, rich corporate crook shouting, "Be afraid! Be afraid! Doom! Saddam!" versus All-American looking young man saying, "We're heading off a cliff. Let's get back on the right track."
Vice-presidential debates historically have not been consequential in presidential contests, but strategists from both parties say the timing and personalities of this one could make it an exception.
It has the potential to be a humdinger, at least.
In political terms, a Cheney adviser said, the vice president has two goals. One is to keep Kerry from consolidating any gains he might have gotten from the first debate among female voters who are especially concerned about security from terrorist attacks.
Are you shitting me? What the hell? Have female voters become so accustomed to the reality of physical attacks by men that they live in fear of terrorist attacks? Wake the hell up! Female voters, now pay attention to me here: you are virtually infinitely more likely to be attacked by the man you live with than by a terrorist. Stop letting crooked politicians make you live in fear. And get a clue, will you? It's those politicians' trade and foreign policies that are creating the danger of terrorist attacks.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
Update 10:45am: The Rude Pundit gets downright rude about it.
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