By John Fund
Leading Democrats rolled out their strategy for countering Republicans in the November elections yesterday and it appeared to be equal parts fear & ridicule. Its the party thats slowly but surely being taken over by wackos. Theyre nuts. Theyre flat-out crazy Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell told the crowd in Philadelphia.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine journeyed to Philadelphia to participate in a pep rally with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell himself a former DNC chair. The event featured the two men trying out their attack lines for the fall elections.
Mr. Rendell said the Republican Party was being taken over by fruit loops who question whether President Obama is a U.S. citizen claim the jobless prefer 
unemployment checks to a paycheck and want to change the Constitution to bar people from being granted automatic citizenship if theyre born in the U.S.
Were going to turn the reins of Congress over to the people who are more and more dominated by the wacko wing? Of course not. So we have a lot to sell. We havent done a good job selling it.
For his part Mr. Kaine tried to sell the crowd on the notion that Republican candidates were busy promoting a radical vision that includes privatizing Social Security shutting down the federal Department of Education and pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations.
He dismissed polls that show GOP candidates leading in races for both governor and U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.
I think this is a changeable electorate Mr. Kaine insisted to the crowd.
Certainly the Democratic rhetoric has changed this time. He and Mr. Rendell have apparently abandoned the partys hope and change mantra of the 2008 campaign in favor of a fear and loathing strategy that includes saying just about anything in an attempt to deflect a growing voter revolt.
unemployment checks to a paycheck and want to change the Constitution to bar people from being granted automatic citizenship if theyre born in the U.S.
Were going to turn the reins of Congress over to the people who are more and more dominated by the wacko wing? Of course not. So we have a lot to sell. We havent done a good job selling it.
For his part Mr. Kaine tried to sell the crowd on the notion that Republican candidates were busy promoting a radical vision that includes privatizing Social Security shutting down the federal Department of Education and pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations.
He dismissed polls that show GOP candidates leading in races for both governor and U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.
I think this is a changeable electorate Mr. Kaine insisted to the crowd.
Certainly the Democratic rhetoric has changed this time. He and Mr. Rendell have apparently abandoned the partys hope and change mantra of the 2008 campaign in favor of a fear and loathing strategy that includes saying just about anything in an attempt to deflect a growing voter revolt.
