November 12, 2003
When you seek it, you cannot find it ...
From Roger Simon:
....One of the more salient rhymes in Dulles' [1945] memo is the complaint "Yikes! We have no plan!" In fact, I'd say that's more than a rhyme. That's an exact repeat. And yet it worked out. Why? I'm going to be corny here and embarrass my sixties self but the reason is simple: we kept our core value of democracy while staying the course. I don't think it is possible to have a "plan" in a situation like this. (I think even the Democratic candidates must know that, but to admit it is tactically difficult for them.) Instead of a plan, what is necessary is a more Zen-like ability to react to a shifting reality that will remain fluid for some time. Leadership will come through explaining what is happening to the public and why. For a while, I worried that Bush wasn't up to this. But his recent speech was a definite step in the right direction.Posted by John Weidner at November 12, 2003 11:14 AM | TrackBack
The Dems are talkin to 30% (at most 40%) of the electorate so most of their talking points (lack of a "plan", not anticipating every eventuality, not enough international support, etc.) are just slogans for the faithful minority and should be ignored.
Posted by: flv@mtlucas.com at November 12, 2003 06:02 PMWhat, you mean 2004 is going to be a cakewalk? Are you saying we Republicans will be greeted as liberators? That's gonna take all the fun out of BLOGGING!!
No no, I won't accept that. We are heading for a quagmire. Fanatical "insurgents" will spring up from the soil like Jason's dragon's teeth... It will be a protracted struggle before we can crush the "militants," before our conquest of red America can cause a rippling domino-effect of democratization transforming neighboring blue states
Posted by: John Weidner at November 12, 2003 08:16 PM
