Via the prolific and now professional Matthew Yglesias (I am sucking up- I have a favor to ask him if he would ever respond to my emails), I see the first sign that Democrats may be creating a coherent message with some substance:
“Ohio has lost 167,800 jobs, or more than 3 percent of its total work force, since Bush was sworn in,” Democrats on the House Government Reform Committee said in a statement. “More specifically, the Canton metropolitan area has lost 6,300 jobs (3.43 percent of its work force) and the Lima area has lost 2,500 jobs (3.18 percent of its workforce) since Bush took office.”
Now, of course, I hope the donks are not successful, and I probably will not agree with their message, but you have to admit that this is better than what we have had to deal with for the last two years, which was nothing more than a litany of bumper stickers saying Bush is stupid, he was selected, and, of course, the old standby, “No Blood For Oil.”
Maybe the donks are figuring it out- opposition parties oppose policies, not the person. Who would have thunk it?
Nick
Don’t count on it. Have you seen the animus in the comment threads at some of these sites? As far as I can tell, the rank and file only know ad hominem.
Ricky
Let’s see how far the folks who say the current military is due to Clinton but the economy as of 1/22/01 was due to Bush, fare.
But, let’s be serious, John. In a few months it’ll be ‘they want to take away social security’, ‘they want to cut your medicare’ and ‘tax cuts for the rich’, just like it always is.
barney gumble
“Maybe the donks are figuring it out- opposition parties oppose policies, not the person. Who would have thunk it?”
Were you in a coma during the Clinton admin?
frank
I don’t think we’ve see the last of “tax breaks for the richest one percent.”
Bill Quick
I wasn’t in a coma.
Though I always thought opposing a Presidential policy of wilful perjury was a perfectly honorable occupation. I wasn’t terribly thrilled with his policy-making toward North Korea at the time, either. Nor did I think much of the policy he and his wife proposed for “reforming” medical care. Nor did I approve of the policy of bombing aspirin factories. And I wildly disapproved of the policies he tried to ram down the Israeli throats. I opposed his tax increase, too.
However, I did approve of his welfare reform policies, and his general willingness to leave the economy to Alan Greenspan.
And I voted for the guy. The first time, at least.
Now, you were saying?
Barney Gumble
“I am a Clinton Hater, and an unrepentant one at that.”
Filed under by John Cole at 11:27 PM January 3, 2002
Ha ha ha, seriously John, you have to disable the search function at Balloon Juice, it makes it so easy to catch you in a lie.
Mason
When has he ever claimed not to be?
Barney Gumble
That’s actually my bad-Bill Quick was writing in the first person as if he was answering my question like John Cole, and I didn’t notice it wasn’t John.
Too bad, it was a great comeback too.
John Cole
I have no problem admitting I hated Clinton. I still do. I bet he is fun to hang out with, though.