Year after year the Democratic Party finds itself sidetracked by pie-in-the-sky scandals that go nowhere. Bush lied, the Downing Street Memo, Katrina, Plame, NSA surveillence, etc. And in all that while, the one piece of business that needs doing, the creation of a platform - their vision for the nation - has remained on the to-do list.
John McIntyre points out that Abramoff is not exactly forefront in the minds of voters, as the vast majority believe that bribes from lobbyists are "common behavior in Congress," and are probably right. That won't stop the left from putting everything else off though, to wade through the next seven months lamenting the "culture of corruption" in D.C. That might not work to their advantage.
Abramoff might end up being the narcotic that lulls them into a false sense of confidence and pulls them back from making the type of aggressive move that would put them in the position for a big election day.
It might be wishful thinking but it is not without precedent. The Democratic Party has been actively putting off devising a platform since Bush took office. The lack of a plan for...well...anything, was disasterous for them in 2004. At this time there is no indication whatsoever that they intend to buck that trend. If deciding to simply not form a party platform on Iraq is any indication, things are acutally worse than they were four years ago.
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