Yesterday, Hair Gel said his reason for leaving the race was because staying would be "aiding a surrender to terror." Last night, Bush said "prosperity and peace" were at stake. This is no different from saying "a vote for the Democrats is a vote for al Qaeda," which is a message the Republicans have been running on since 2004.
The comments are disgusting and even unpatriotic. To make the claim that Democrats would surrender to terror or that that they would threaten peace, is repulsive. They are one step away from calling Democrats treasonous. Hopefully everyone outside of Sean Hannity's audience will recognize that.
But does it work? It seems like a risky strategy to echo the words of George Bush when his approval rating is hovering around 30. The message didn't work in the 2006 midterms, and I can't imagine it would be effective in 2008.
One more thing. Will "100 years" denounce this rhetoric?
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