That has been negatively called flip-flopping but its not always a bad thing like you mention. People on the right never hesitated to use that term in the past to their advantage, so its more of the same from the other side. Its not any worse now that the left is doing the same thing.
C'mon. We're in the last throes of the insurgency. They just happen to be lasting years longer than Cheney expected.
That would be the case if it were a random phrase dropped once or twice, or if it was actaully a simplified way to describe the strategy. In this case, it's a manipulation tool, very carefully calculated and then disseminated among the politcial ranks to achieve a specific result. We pay close attention because they do, and it's one way to disarm such a back-handed weapon.
you need look no farther than the list of liars who've hijacked the democratic party.
All "stay the course" ever meant was "do not retreat with tail between legs" to me; Keep pushing for a victory. It never meant anything about refusal to change tactics or "keep doing exactly as we're doing even if its a complete failure" like the democrats tried to spin it. In fact, all this is, is democratic spin of a few key phrases that are fairly ambiguous. You guys lambasted the republicans for misusing a few Kerry quotes here and there, and now you want to pull the same sh!t?
By that logic, you're better off staying in a parish with a priest who molests boys, because the next priest could be worse and molest both boys and girls. This way, it's only little Timmy getting ****ed.
The people running the republican party were referred to as "kooks and nuts" by Barry Goldwater, and he would know.
These press releases are direct communications to the American public and the world. There are well crafted and designed to communicate a specific message.
Its not the analysis, its the blatant misinterpretation and misrepresentation that the media/democrats are doing right now. And you know, attacking in this way isnt going to make the white house open to "working with" anyone. The democrats now are polarizing everything even further, needlessly.
Don't tell me you had your hopes up?
I am not sure I agree with republican/democrat left/right polarization. I kinda think they are simply two different sides of the same worthless wooden nickel.
That's different than my perception: after losing the battle at home, now the Republicans are willing to change course on what was a losing strategy.
Just for sh*ts and giggles, please explain how Al Gore hijacked the party?
Because the white house has been so open to working with the Democrats up until now? So, what did Bush do right after the Democrats took control on Congress? Oh yeah, he renominated 6 (I think that was the number) judges that were turned down, he nominated a guy for head of reproductive health that thinks contraception is morally wrong, and a few other things that were in the spirit of "working with" the Dems I guess?
I'm guessing the captain WON'T be staying on the bridge as the ship goes down?
