Sen. Bayh: Dems Can Be 'Tough and Smart'

NewsMax ^ | 10 May 2006

[Aussie Dasher]

Lard Ass, Pelosi, John F'n Kerry, BJ, Chucky, Howie, etc, etc.

"Tough and smart"? I don't think so...

[HitmanLV]

There's a first time for everything, I suppose. :)

[Texas Eagle]

"I was the first person elected in this country after 9/11," said Warner, who was elected governor in November 2001.

What the hell does that have to do with anything?

DemocRATS are weird.

[Texas Eagle]

Bayh said Democrats must be viewed as the party that reaches out to allies, improves intelligence, cuts funding to terrorists and make the United States less dependent on oil.

Not that the RAT Party needs to BE the party that reaches out to allies, improves intelligence, cuts funding to terrorists, etc.....they must be VIEWED as such.

Weird.

[zarf]

It's with these 2 guys that the Dems can start to turn it around.

That being said, they are going to be eviscerated by the left.

[A message]

Democrats "still have a hurdle to cross with the American people in convincing them that we can be both tough and smart," Bayh said.

How High Senator?

I don't think so!

[doodad]

No, they are I swear. Very tough on first bite and they smart when we "tendorize" them.

[NYC Republican]

Ladies and gentlemen, the next President of the U.S... I can't stand the guy, but after 8 years of GOP control, they'll be a huge appetite for change. He portrays himself as a moderate, and most Americans will buy what he's selling... Indiana sure did, he and his father, many many times.

[Non-Sequitur]

Dems Can Be 'Tough and Smart'

So could the Republicans, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for either to happen.

[DJtex]

I listened to him this morning for about 10 minutes. He was sounding apologetic to his own followers about how weak the Democrats have sounded on defense in the past.

But his attempts to sound strong on defense came off flat, uninspired, and somewhat Kerry-esque. I kind of wanted to like Bayh as a new Democrat but he was weaving a weak version of Bill Clinton with John Kerry--not trustworthy or sincere.

[LasVegasMac]

and make the United States less dependent on oil.

Where did I put my 2x4......this rock needs an intense attention getting step.

un-freakin'-believable.

[zarf]

Warner/Bayh is a shoe in and I don't think the Dems will realize what they've got in these 2.

However, if the Dems blow it this year, I think Waner and Bayh are a lock in 08.

They would be a hell of alot better than Hitlery.

[ErnBatavia]

"Tough and smart"? I don't think so...

Well, they are running rings around Lott and Hastert.

[ErnBatavia]

"Tough and smart"? I don't think so...

Well, they are running rings around Frist and Hastert.

[Texas Eagle]

I kind of wanted to like Bayh...

Whew! That was close.

[Paladin2]

'Rats are tough on Bush though.

[ducks1944]

I'm from Indiana and most of family still live there and you are so right. And most are mad at Republican Governor there. He has made lots of enemies. Republican better close the border and do it fast or we are in big trouble this November and in 2008.

[Kakaze]

I've lived through 8 years of Bayh as a governor and 8 more of his coat tails.....The mans a liar, a fraud and he'll smile as he sells your soul.

[marron]

The Dem plan for waging war is to maximize the use of single syllable words, preferably anglosaxon in origin. "Tough", "smart" are good. "Robust" is good, although its getting close to the multisyllabic slope.

Its unnecessary to propose any kind of detailed plan, the DNC constituency doesn't have the attention span for it, and specifics will tend to split the base. Its enough to simply point at whatever the current administration is doing, and affirm that you would have been "tougher" or "smarter" about it, or (for full effect) "tougher and smarter" about it.

And, when cornered and forced to explain your plans, promise a "robust" response.

[Morgan in Denver]

Assumptions can be misleading.

"Moderate" Progressive?

I don't think so! There is nothing moderate about them. They may not be as radical as other Democrat groups, but moderate is hardly an accurate description.