Just as two Civil War armies would recuperate from the past campaign and gear up over the winter for the battles that would surely come in spring, both political parties are preparing for the campaigns of 2010...but in different ways. The Republicans are debating switching strategies much as the Vietnam War went from search and destroy under Westmoreland to capture territory and protect it under Abrams, and just as General Petraeus switched to a surge in Iraq. They have time and they can keep up a continual attack to keep the Democrats on the defensive. The Democrats, on the other hand, have to defend accusations against their destructive policies, which are many and well-deserved; at the same time they have to produce results.
Today, even George Will in his op-ed piece has apparently had enough of the lawlessness of President Obama in pummelling the Constitution and bullying everyone in his way to repay political debts. The Democrat blue dogs are starting to bark. Somewhere in the war rooms are maps, graphs and slogans plastered to the walls. In an imperfect world, this would suffice nicely for one could plan your work and work your plan. But this is a perfect world in that it is perfectly chaotic and unpredictable where events have formed into a perfect storm. In other words, short term plans may still be viable but long term plans have to be made in consideration of the only slow but discernable movement we have, that being the public consciousness.
Terrorism is too far along to adjust its strategy from victory in war to victory through coerced submission because a Barack Obama is in the White House. The bailouts and stimulus have all but guaranteed (no pun intended) economic turmoil should there be significant future terrorist attacks. The Republicans would be wise to analyze one question, Is the American public becoming more God-fearing, or less. If God should move upon our collective heart, the moderate wing of the Republican Party will be fighting it's own constituency. Wise Democrats....well...there's an oxymoron for you...anyway they would be wise to listen to their blue dogs, thus says Special Dog anyway.
Today, even George Will in his op-ed piece has apparently had enough of the lawlessness of President Obama in pummelling the Constitution and bullying everyone in his way to repay political debts. The Democrat blue dogs are starting to bark. Somewhere in the war rooms are maps, graphs and slogans plastered to the walls. In an imperfect world, this would suffice nicely for one could plan your work and work your plan. But this is a perfect world in that it is perfectly chaotic and unpredictable where events have formed into a perfect storm. In other words, short term plans may still be viable but long term plans have to be made in consideration of the only slow but discernable movement we have, that being the public consciousness.
Terrorism is too far along to adjust its strategy from victory in war to victory through coerced submission because a Barack Obama is in the White House. The bailouts and stimulus have all but guaranteed (no pun intended) economic turmoil should there be significant future terrorist attacks. The Republicans would be wise to analyze one question, Is the American public becoming more God-fearing, or less. If God should move upon our collective heart, the moderate wing of the Republican Party will be fighting it's own constituency. Wise Democrats....well...there's an oxymoron for you...anyway they would be wise to listen to their blue dogs, thus says Special Dog anyway.
