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In 2004, after the elections, I teased a Conservative friend of mine by telling him that George W. Bush had taught me a new lesson about politics. That you can ignore every terrorist warning you get, have a major attack happen, half-ass the war in that first country, invade a second country with less troops than needed, give tax cuts to the rich in a time of war and deficit spend, raise our debt exponentially, and preach to partisans everywhere, and still win. He laughed, and said, “It’s a formula for victory.” And so today, we have another, this time from Bruce Reed and Al From, this time not having to do with incompetence. It’s a return to Clintonism that they advocate — I prefer to call it “The Third Way” — and it’s an excellent article.

It’ll have to satisfy you, faithful readers, while I study for my Final Exams this week. But remember: Incompetence is not a Democratic recipe for success. It’s the Republican’s platform.

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 11th, 2006 at 9:54 am and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).