Friday, March 19, 2004
"These guys will say or do anything."
It's too much work to nail Bush on all his lies
Though William Saletan does a good job of it here.
We need to establish the meme that "These guys will do and say anything to get elected." That way, nothing they say or do will be given any credence, and we won't have to shoot down each individual charge.
This meme also has the advantage of being true. I mean, stealing an election and lying your way into a war is a pretty good test for the willingness to "say or do anything," isn't it?
We're liberals, so we like to think that rational argumentation has some meaning, even to our opponents. To these guys, it doesn't. They're just making stuff up and throwing it, and whatever sticks, they'll throw more of.
Just blind snapping and snarling, like trapped animals...
Though William Saletan does a good job of it here.
We need to establish the meme that "These guys will do and say anything to get elected." That way, nothing they say or do will be given any credence, and we won't have to shoot down each individual charge.
This meme also has the advantage of being true. I mean, stealing an election and lying your way into a war is a pretty good test for the willingness to "say or do anything," isn't it?
We're liberals, so we like to think that rational argumentation has some meaning, even to our opponents. To these guys, it doesn't. They're just making stuff up and throwing it, and whatever sticks, they'll throw more of.
Just blind snapping and snarling, like trapped animals...
