By GottaLaff
This is pretty much all they know how to do: Attack. They have no constructive ideas of their own:
Republicans are increasingly trying to create a wedge between President Obama and Candidate Obama in a growing campaign to undermine his ambitious agenda.
In advance of his primetime news conference Tuesday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee unveiled an ad, entitled, “Change We Can Believe In?” that attacks Obama for flip-flopping on spending, taxes, earmarks and his handling of the lavish bonuses for AIG. The internet ad takes Candidate Obama sound bites and contrasts comments made by broadcast journalists suggesting the opposite.
Please note the insertion of a Keith Olbermann clip into the succession of sound bites. Ooooo, see? Even Keith has turned on Obama. That confirms it. Obama must be a really bad president.
These attacks represent a new front for Senate Republicans, who are building a financial and political infrastructure for the 2010 mid term elections, which they believe will be a referendum on the Obama agenda. In the past week, Senate Republicans have rolled out an organized assault:
• Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has accused Obama of trying to “Europeanize” the country.
• Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said Obama’s budget will “bankrupt” the country.
• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) believes the president is not standing up to Democratic leaders in Congress “and has let the culture of Washington continue, and it’s actually gotten worse.”
• Sen. Charles Grassley accused Obama of going back on his campaign promises on closing the revolving door for lobbyists and limiting signing statements.
• NRSC chairman John Cornyn says the administration is “engaged in a permanent campaign” and “seems to disdain” governing. [...]
“The NRSC talking about change is as credible as Paris Hilton teaching Sunday school,” said Eric Schultz, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. [...]
The NRSC is not making an ad buy, but it sent the ad to reporters Tuesday morning, will be broadcast to the 3 million people on its e-mail list, and will likely get some attention on cable news shows.
So business as usual. No need to spend money when they can rely on good old cable to run and rerun their ads ad nauseam for free.
The Party of No = the Party of No Ideas = Fine by us.
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