After two terms of neo-con rule, the nation is looking at thousands dead, hundreds of billions wasted, a national reputation in tatters, record oil prices, record deficits, and an economy so antsy it goes from red to black and back again in a day. It’s now clear that the president lied to get his war on, and that his head advisor outed a CIA agent in a fit of spite. Ever wonder how Republicans can hope to beat Democrats in the next round of elections? Answer: they don’t.
In fact, Republicans don’t even plan to confront Democrats. Not real Democrats, anyway. Because what the Republicans are up to now is the business of constructing an enemy they can beat. They’re stewing up an enemy so vile, so evil, so distasteful that it makes the Khmer Rouge and Idi Amin look warm and fuzzy. Instead of taking on real issues, they’re creating fake enemies — Straw Democrats.
How to spot a Straw Democrat
A Straw Democrat hates Christians.
A Straw Democrat is too soft to fight America’s enemies.
A Straw Democrat isn’t patriotic.
Straw Democrats support “terrorist” teacher’s unions instead of education.
These are all good signs of Straw Democrats, but the biggest clue is Straw Democrats don’t have names. They’re a faceless hoarde of tree-huggers, out to hand over our country to Osama while growing the government to the size of the solar system. They’re a bunch of namby-pamby stuck up snobs who want to take away everything you ever valued.
And the very best thing about Straw Democrats? They never fight back. Which is what Real Republicans, and Real Media need. Real Republicans — Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and on down the line — have screwed the pooch too badly to ever outpunch another flesh and blood opponent. But as long as the Real Media allows them to shadow punch again Straw Democrats, they’ll do just fine.