Who will the 2008 Democratic Party candidate for President be? I have no idea.
Who will the nominee be running against? GEORGE W. BUSH!
Wait, what about the 22nd Amendment? Did Bush use a signing statement to get rid of it? Is he declaring martial law? Fortunately, no (though I wouldn't put it past him). I say this for one simple reason: the Democrats must, and I repeat, must tie the Republicans to Bush.
This is the path to total victory. More on the flip...
George Bush is radioactive poison. Apparently last night, during the debate Bush was mentioned only ONCE by name! Our task is simple - at every turn, tie the Republican candidate to Bush. We won't be running against Giuliani, Romney, or McCain. We're running against a Bush Republican. At every debate, campaign stop, commercial or flyer, we must repeat the following: [insert candidate] is a Bush Republican.
"My opponent is a Bush Republican, who wants to continue the war."
"My opponent is a Bush Republican, who ignores helping Katrina."
"My opponent is a Bush Republican, who politicizes law enforcement."
At every turn, tie the man to George Bush - don't let them get even an inch away from him. It's a no-lose strategy: either they endorse Bush's policies, or by running away from them, demoralize the right wing crazies.
I'm sure you can all come up with other slogans, but the basic idea remains the same: all Republicans are Bush Republicans, from now until forever more. Let the stench of his name go down in history as a one-word shorthand to monumental lawlessness, arrogance, stupidity, greed, corruption and failure. Herbert Hoover? Richard Nixon? Ha, they got nothing on W!
Rudolph Giuliani? BUSH REPUBLICAN
John McCain? BUSH REPUBLICAN
Mitt Romney? BUSH REPUBLICAN
Fred Thompson? BUSH REPUBLICAN
It doesn't just work for the Presidential race either!
Susan Collins? BUSH REPUBLICAN
John Sununuu? BUSH REPUBLICAN
Gordon Smith? BUSH REPUBLICAN
Chris Shays? BUSH REPUBLICAN
Jean Schmidt? BUSH REPUBLICAN
The very phrase makes one nauseous, doesn't it? If you're not yet sick, let me repeat it a few more times so you will be:
BUSH REPUBLICAN
BUSH REPUBLICAN
BUSH REPUBLICAN
BUSH REPUBLICAN
BUSH REPUBLICAN
BUSH REPUBLICAN
That's all the Republicans are. It's up to them to prove it otherwise. It's up to us not to let them. Now, get to work!