So here's the Krugman strategy for beating President Bush: Nominate a candidate whoPoint by point:
(1) thinks Osama bin Laden may be innocent,
(2) wishes Saddam Hussein were still in power,
(3) wants to raise taxes through the roof, and
(4) says that "dealing with race is about educating white folks."
And while you're at it, divide the party by angrily attacking any Democrat who has the temerity to point out that Emperor Dean has no clothes. It sounds like a great way to build a majority coalition--for the GOP.
(1) I'm really getting sick of this damned lie - Dean NEVER said this or even implied it.
(2) See above.
(3) Stopping tax cuts for the uber-rich and not hitting our kids with a $100 trillion bill isn't exactly "raising taxes through the roof". Such a notion wouldn't have even been floated (or lied about) if we had Gore's much-maligned (but now much-coveted) lockbox.
(4) Even though it makes sense, it was still a humorous ice-breaker. (Is it possible Taranto doesn't even have a clue that it meant educating whites about race - not sending whites to universities?)
(And while you're at it) Whoa. Who's attacking who? I guess Taranto thinks Lieberman, Kerry and Gephardt are the poor innocent bystanders in this mud party they've been throwing.
Five points. Five outright blatant lies. My mom used to give me an Ivory soap mouthscrub for less.
We've got to nail these bastards everytime they try to pull this crap. The one thing we're going to have on our side is the truth. It's the one character trait that the Crackheads in the White House and their lapdogs in the press sorely lack.
