Winning The War Against... Democrats

The Republican party, because they have no legitimate way to fire back at war critics, have fallen back on what works... smear! The Republican National Committee has unleashed a new 'white flag' attack ad, portraying the Democrats as defeatists who are destroying the morale of our troops with their unamerican rhetoric. Perhaps the Republicans should remember that when they used this tactic on Rep. Murtha, it backfired and they had to backpedal on their attack. The ad (which can be seen here) also features a clip of Rep. Nancy Pelosi saying we should withdraw some troops after this week's elections. I guess the GOP ignores that Rumsfeld is saying the exact same thing. I don't see how this ad will help the Republicans. All it does it remind people that they are better at smearing their enemies than they are coming up with real ideas on how to win the war.

Already, one Senator (Senator Daniel Inouye, the Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee) has called on the President to take down the ad, stating that it is "a shameful and disgusting attempt to distract the American people from the problems in Iraq. It may improve the President’s political fortunes, but the American people and our troops will pay the price. I hope that President Bush realizes how shameful it is to play politics when what we really need is leadership."

Mr. Senator, why do you hate America?