Friday, September 12, 2003
Republican tactics 101: bait and switch
Yes, the war too.
First Krugman, then Dionne nail Bush on the bait and switch. (back). Now Molly Ivins (via Tresy, back) takes the gloves off:
Read the whole thing. It's pleasantly shrill.
First Krugman, then Dionne nail Bush on the bait and switch. (back). Now Molly Ivins (via Tresy, back) takes the gloves off:
The biggest bait-and-switch move of this whole administration has been to substitute Saddam Hussein for Osama bin Ladin. Iraq had nothing to do with the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the United States. The real villains, both Al Qaeda and the Taliban, are now regrouping in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, while we're stuck in the quicksand in Iraq.
Read the whole thing. It's pleasantly shrill.