Offensive, indeed

Political Offensive targets Bush

This is the Democrats' idea of a "political offensive", as spelled out in a six-page memo from Harry Reid to Democratic senators at a closed-door meeting:

Titled "Real Security," the political document calls for staged town hall events at military bases, weapons factories, National Guard units, fire stations and veterans posts.

"Ensure that you have the proper U.S. and state flags at the event, and consider finding someone to sing the national anthem and lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the event."

In other words, as summarized by Alexander Cockburn,

"Real Security" calls for Democrats to hinge the 2006 fall campaign on how the Republicans have failed us on the issue of national security. Harry Reid says Democrats should wrap themselves in the flag, use tanks as backdrop and then try to outflank the Republicans from the right with demands for increased military funding, a better fought war, tighter borders, and ports run by white American-born Christians, preferably free of radical organizers from the ILWU.

Outflanking the Republicans from the right. Yeah, maybe that will work better than merely appeasing and enabling them.

In that case, they'll need a bolder slogan. "Kerry/Edwards. A stronger America" clearly wasn't persuasive enough.

I propose something like "Vote Democrat: We Bomb Better."

Any other suggestions?