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To: LindyBill who wrote (97660)1/30/2005 3:10:31 PM
From: KLP   of 793758
 
Barnes and Brooks are both correct. The real lesson, of course, is that blatant obstructionism is a failed strategy.

And every day the Democrats continue this obstructionism, is a plus for Republicans....The voters, even the ones who have voted for Democrats before, will eventually come to understand exactly who the obstructionists are.....they will eventually become Republican voters.

Brooks is correct. Democrats misunderstand their situation. Their view is that Republicans have been mean and bruising while they've been too nice and forgiving. That's right. They think former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, who was plainly obsessed with obstructing Bush at every turn, was too kindly. The lesson of the 2004 election for Democrats, then, is that they need to play rough. The real lesson, of course, is that blatant obstructionism is a failed strategy. It's what caused Daschle to lose his seat
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