Even Ma;ureen Dowd Noticed!

It has to be pretty vivid before Maureen Dowd notices. Therefore, the Democrats attempts to appear Republican must be very obvious.

The Democrats think the way to overthrow the Republicans is to mimic Republicans. Democratic rivalries are tamped down; liberal losers are kept offstage or out of prime time; the positive message - strength, heroism and patriotism - is relentlessly drummed in. The Swift boat crewmen are toted everywhere to vouch that John Kerry is a comrade, not just a set of political calculations.