On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 John Mage wrote:
> So where are Nathan's "progressive" dems on this? All I've seen is some
> dried vomit from Biden and Kerry about Bush not having "explained" the
> upcoming war well enough. Isn't there some California assemblyperson
> able to say the word "crime" as well as an arch-tory like this one?
I think the most plausible explanation is the stunningly cynical take put forth yesterday by Max on lbo-talk's sister list pen-l:
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The Dems are willing to give Bush all the rope he needs. He either hangs himself, or he duplicates Poppy's feat and fails to reap much political credit. In the latter case, pacification of Iraq plus Afghanistan creates additional headaches for the Bushies for an indefinite period.
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Michael