Al's Opinions

The Democratic Party is getting all sorts of advice on how to take advantage of the inept bungling of the Bush Administration and win the next national election. Here are some samples:

1. The Bush administration has sent to Iraq an army large enough to defeat the Iraq army but much too small to pacify the country and set up a new government. The American army can defeat the insurgents in any given place, but the army does not have enough soldiers to hold that place while attacking and defeating the insurgents somewhere else. Therefore, the Democrats are advised to make the election campaign about winning in Iraq and must propose to send enough additional soldiers to do so.

2. The American Public is losing its enthusiasm for the war and is more interested in extricating our troops from Iraq than in “winning.” Winning will take a much larger army than we now have and will take many years. The public wants out and will vote for a credible exit strategy.

3. The Democratic Party must get rid of its image of being “against religion.” The Party should rethink its positions on such issues as abortion rights and gay marriage. Otherwise many religious folk will continue to vote for Republicans and against their own economic interests.

4, The Democratic Party must clearly express its differences from the Republican Party. Such issues as a “woman’s right to choose” and recognizing that same-sex couples should enjoy the same legal rights as heterosexual couples are examples of those rights reserved to the people and the States by the ninth and tenth amendments to the constitution. The Party must clearly articulate the individual’s right of privacy, or the right to be left alone.

These are just a few examples of the bits of free contradictory advice being offered these days to the Party of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. I wonder what you all think of these bits of advice. Feel free to weigh in with your own thoughts.