Democrats seeking traction somewhere

With the 2002 Congressional elections looming, the Democrats are scurrying for political issues with traction similar to those effectively used in the past but not necessarily valid, such as starving the children ala the school lunch program and the exploitation of seniors with claims of raiding Social Security and Medicare funds.

Currently, they have floated a plethora of issues, but darn it, they just haven’t stuck.

Please consider the following:

1. Claiming that the Bush presidency is illegitimate. Numerous media teams verified that he won Florida fair and square.

2. Democrats labeled the recent economic downturn as the Bush Recession, which incidentally, had its origin in Clinton’s last year and, much to the frustration of the opposition, is now recovering.

3. Then there is the doom and gloom of the enacted tax cuts for the rich they say. Is it possible that the $300 and $600 tax rebates of we non-rich helped fuel the economy?

4. How about the “sky is falling” reaction to the scrapping of the antiquated ABM Treaty? Russia and Europe’s reaction has been hardly audible.

5. The questioning of the status of the war in progress and beyond demanding an end-game pronouncement. President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell on numerous occasions have made all of it loud and clear as to where and how we are headed.

6. The attempt and failure to implicate the Bush administration for complicity in the Enron fiasco. The lobbying effort by Enron was spread throughout both parties with little evidence of damaging quid quo pro by either party.

7.The shadow government. Sen. Tom Daschle contended that he was not kept informed when indeed he had been briefed.

The frustration for the Democrats further compounds itself with all the media attention on the war on terrorism and the Middle East fiasco, resulting in minimal media time for Democratic candidates and causes. ‘Tis a dilemma.

Everett