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To: jlallen who wrote (73963)	9/10/2009 11:16:46 PM
From: Oeconomicus	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) of 90947

"They are both wrong. It should not have happened. It provides a distraction from real issues that the Dems can use to their advantage....." Breech of decorum, yes. Understandable that Wilson would feel the urge to express his displeasure given the lines leading up to it, yes. Should he have simply booed like Dems did to Bush (and Repubs did to Clinton, etc.)? Yeah, but the left-blogosphere would have reacted the same way. Who does it hurt more? Well, that's more complicated. My feeling is that the left blathering on about how big an a-hole Wilson is (and extrapolating from that to all Repubs), rather than on the substance of the speech and how great a job they think Barry did, may be an act of defensiveness. They are fast losing public support and their answer, as usual, is to demonize critics, call them liars, paint them as stupid hicks, and try to raise fear among voters about what might happen if their plan doesn't prevail. And it has to prevail yesterday. They want to talk about anything but the actual issues. If they talk issues, they lose. ETA: Of course, this strategy has worked magic so far. For opponents.

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