July 15, 2003
Mark Your Calendar
Black Thursday for Bush may have occurred on July 10. David Broder has an excellent column in today’s Washington Post. He’s the reason I decided to get out of politics and become a journalist, so I admit I’m biased.
But it’s not just that. He also makes clear that there is no point in anyone talking about landslides or being unbeatable, or unelectable, for that matter, at this stage of the game. And he confirms what I said previously that public opinion is shifting - slowly, but it is shifting. If you have a few minutes to spare, this morning’s online chat about his column doesn’t contain any bombshells but is an interesting read.
Posted by 9thwave at July 15, 2003 09:06 PMGood commentators put into words what we feel and can’t yet describe. Broder’s a good read.
Thanks.
Posted by: Rick at July 15, 2003 10:13 PMI don’t think the Niger Uranium mess is nearly as important in terms of public opinion going forward as the $455 billion (in one year) federal deficit.
The GOP says tax cuts trickle down. So too service cuts. And when they do, they unleash a flood. If your school isn’t funded, if the roads are filled with potholes, if your mum can’t get her medicine, and you’re out of work (unemployment is terribly under-reported) — it’s going to have an impact.
But that impact isn’t now. It’s waiting out there. It’s growing. And when it builds, it will be unstoppable.
Posted by: Dana Blankenhorn at July 15, 2003 10:44 PM
