PUBLIC SEES REPUBLICANS AS BETTER ON NATIONAL SECURITY!
June 25, 2008 – 10:06 amIn every poll taken since 9/11, Americans say they STILL view Republicans as the party better able to deal with terrorism and a national crisis, confirming (as if there were any doubt) that voters either suffer from severe amnesia, or else they are monumentally stupid.
Have they forgotten that it was the Republicans who were in charge when the terrorists struck on 9/11? That it was the Republicans who decided to invade Iraq, even though Bin Laden and the Taliban were in Afghanistan? That it was a Republican administration that grossly mismanaged that war? That it’s Republicans who have failed to protect our ports? And that it was Republicans who ignored the warnings in the days before Hurricane Katrina, and who then failed to organize an effective rescue effort?
In the face of such a dismal record, how can rational, objective people believe that Republicans, as opposed to Democrats, are better able to handle a national security crisis and are better at protecting America?
Wait. I see that that question answers itself.
2 Responses to “PUBLIC SEES REPUBLICANS AS BETTER ON NATIONAL SECURITY!”
This really does not surprise me at all, even considering all of the counterintuitive facts you cite. As long as the Republican nominee is a former war hero while the Democratic nominee has no military record to speak of, the public will perceive the GOP as better equipped to handle national security.
By Joshua Rosenstock on Jun 25, 2008
Certainly McCain as “war hero” — which the media have elevated to mythical status — contributes to the public’s perception.
But voters have perceived the GOP as the “national defense party” long before McCain became the nominee.
So here’s another (scary) case of the public holding a point of view EVEN THOUGH it is contradicted by the facts (e.g. “Obama is a Muslim.”)
AND THESE PEOPLE ARE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE???
By Steve Levine on Jun 26, 2008