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November 10, 2005
Armchair quarterbacking
Check out this quote from a Repubican strategist (who asked not to be identified), found in the last paragraph of a Washington Post article about yesterday's election results.
Discussing what rabbits the GOP might have available to pull out of their hats to turn the national mood around, the Post reported this insight:
| "We're tapped out on taxes," he said, asking not to be identified to offer a more candid analysis. "We failed on Social Security. We're nowhere on health care. Medicare didn't do it. The war's not going well. The economy's in fact going well, but we're not getting credit for it." |
Now, what I find interesting about that is the last sentence. The economy's in fact going well, but we're not getting credit for it.
Now, why do you think that might be, Mr. Undisclosed Source?
Is it possible that maybe it's because the economy is growing, but the vast majority of regular Joes and Janes aren't feeling it? I don't know if you've noticed, but this particular rising tide is not lifting all boats.
I'll confess, I don't understand why they can't seem to see that.
Posted by The Journal Blogger at November 10, 2005 03:31 PM
