Stop the whining and start fighting back

Several bloggers have complained about how the Democrats are all whining about how Bush is politicizing 9/11, as if this is a big surprise. Josh Marshall has a good take on it here:

The response to all of this should be really simple. It might go something like this. "I wouldn't mind if the president were politicizing 9/11 so much if he hadn't failed so badly at rounding up the people responsible for it. The president pulled our troops out of Afghanistan for Iraq when they had Osama in their grasp and he's still at large 5 years later. And he's still pretending that Iraq had something to do with 9/11. People need to make a decision on November 7th. Is five years of failure enough? If people think President Bush is on the right course, they should vote Republican. If they think it's time for a change, they should vote Democratic."

It's that simple. Remember, the issue of politicization should be an afterthought. Failure is the issue.

Had enough?

And Steve Soto has his take here:

The reason why Democrats continue to lose to these guys is because five years after 9/11 they continue to whine about the GOP’s behavior instead of doing something about it.

Of course Bush and the White House lie about everything. That is your problem Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy, not theirs. Why do you still assume that they will not politicize 9/11? Instead, you should assume that they will politicize everything and lie about it, and remind the media of this in advance, undermining the GOP’s message. Hell even the voters in red states know that Bush is politicizing the war on terror, and yet you still whine about it instead of telling voters to expect the worst from this group of losers in the White House. Ask voters why the White House spends more time politicizing everything than they ever do at getting anything right?

... Lastly, stop complaining and start adapting to do what is necessary to defeat a party pushing a failing strategy. There is no reason for Democrats to be losing to these guys except for a lack of guts and killer instinct. You will have to assume the worst from these guys and get down in the gutter with them, hitting them hard, early, and often. Stop your whining and talk plainly and succinctly about the lies, the failures, and the lack of imagination and intelligence with these folks. And question their patriotism for a change, and ask why is everything about money and power with the GOP instead of about finding Osama and winning a real war against terror. Ask the voters why the White House puts more effort into winning campaigns, photo ops, and scaring voters every two years than they do in making the country safer and defeating terrorist threats. And ask the voters if they have had enough, or will they fall for it again?

Exactly.