Re: Stupid Democrat political commentators and writers


RichA wrote:
> David Broder, a creaky old political writer commented that when asked
> about
> "how things are going" the Americans always bring up the Iraq war
> first, before the economy.
> Well know, kidding! When something is doing WELL (as the economy is,
> much to the chagrin
> of the Democrats) people tend NOT to worry or think much about it.
> They can afford to think
> about secondary issues like the war in Iraq. But, if the economy was
> in bad shape, then you can be SURE it would be the number one topic of
> conversation. In the early 1970s, the number one topic in the nation
> wasn't Vietnam, a far larger conflict than Iraq, it was INFLATION.
> In the mid to late 1960s when there was no inflation to speak of,
> Vietnam was front and centre.
>
> What is mind-boggling is how these STUPID Democratic commentators
> continue to force the war to the fore as their main issue, when there
> are things MORE important that have to be dealt with, like the trade
> deficit, the national debt and the continued globalization of the
> economy.

Excellent point.

EXCEPT...

The war IS going badly, it's costing many lives, and an ungodly amount
of money and MOST Americans think it's getting time to pull the plug.

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Relevant Pages

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