So, you thought that Washington was the place where people went to debate the issues and where Americans come together to do what is best for our country. I guess that you are just a naïve fool then.

A memo to the Republicans in congress has been leaked, and we can all see that Republicans are not interested in doing what is best for our country, or even debate the issues. The memo is written by GOP Reps. John Shadegg and Peter Hoekstra tells their audience that they should first of all avoid debate. We “…urge you not to debate the Democratic Iraq resolution, …” they write. They go on to say, “Democrats want to force us to focus on defending the surge, making the case that it will work and explaining why the President's new Iraq policy is different from prior efforts and therefore justified.” Well, of course they can’t do that, they would loose. But, the problem is that the resolution offered says these exact things. The point of the Iraq resolution is to get everyone on the same page in agreement that the president’s policy is a failure and the surge is not likely to succeed. But, the “brave” Republican “warriors” are afraid to debate the issue at hand, and instead they would rather avoid the issue. They are choosing to “cut and run” on this debate. They would rather “stay the course” with George W Bush’s failure of a plan in Iraq.

Once again it is quite clear that the Republicans are interested in furthering the “fear” factor. They have learned that when America is afraid, then the Republicans win. Keep us fearful and then Americans will sacrifice whatever it takes to make us safe again. But, the point is that fear leads to power and this memo shows that the goal is to makes us afraid, very afraid. However, this might not be so true. It might be the case that when America is fearful, those in power acquire more power because the public will defer to authority when in doubt. Perhaps the Democrats will realize this and take charge of the situation when the Republicans stoke the coals of fear once again.

The memo also takes a dig at the liberal mainstream media for reminding Americans that there are actually Americans dying in Iraq and it is costing billions of dollars. These clowns are actually saying that they are upset that the media is doing their job - reporting the facts. Would they rather that we just entrust them with the keys to the treasury and let them have all of our young men and women fight for them? Don’t answer that, it was a rhetorical question. Actually they do want us to give them all the levers of power and go away. Fortunately we do have a media that is now a voice of skepticism that is much welcomed in light of the free pass that they gave to the Bush administration in the run up to the Iraq invasion. Sorry guys, this time we actually have a couple of guys pointing out the flaws in your plan.

But the best line from this memo is: “If we let Democrats force us into a debate on the surge or the current situation in Iraq, we lose.” It hard to imagine anything less democratic. Don’t debate the issue, obfuscate the issue and make America fearful.



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