December 02, 2005

In politics, words matter. We may personally take pleasure in seeing the other side screw up in a very big way. But when those screw ups have a significant consequence on our democratic government, it's not the best strategy for either party to publicly seek a win in our nation's loss.

Here is the latest post by Jesse Lee at the DCCC regarding the effect recent corruption scandals may have on the Republican Party.

That is good. Kudos to the Dem strategist who came up with it, I think it could do a lot of damage.
[GOP Civil War Watch: "K Street Conservatives" - Stakeholder - 12-02-05]

Not exactly how Rahm Emanuel would phrase it, but a recent Harris Poll released today shows 90% of Americans believe "Big Business" has too much influence on government policy, politicians, and policymakers in Washington. That said, the "damage" caused by corruption in politics, however overwhelmingly Republican it is today, is never a "good thing." Americans still describe the job Democrats are doing in Congress as fair to poor (70%) while describing Republicans as fair to poor by only one point difference (69%).