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ADVICE TO THE REPUBLICANS FROM STANLEY KURTZ: Tea Party moxie and the shellacking notwithstanding?

By Glenn Reynolds

ADVICE TO THE REPUBLICANS FROM STANLEY KURTZ:

Tea Party moxie and the shellacking notwithstanding, the GOP establishment remains reluctant to highlight Obama?s radicalism. I understand the reasons for this, and they are by no means trivial. While Obama?s policies are opposed by many, he remains personally popular. It seems disrespectful to attribute an ideology to the president that he himself won?t own up to. Words like ?radical,? much less ?socialist,? sound impolite. Yet, without defining the president in a way that happens to be not only politically advantageous, but true, I doubt Obama can be stopped. Telling the truth about this president is how we shellacked him to begin with. . . . Perhaps I?m wrong and ?the president?s abdication of leadership? sound bite will be enough to defeat ?the GOP?s heartless cuts.? Even so, as an alternative, I suggest: ?Obama?s radical plans are leading us off a cliff.?

Above all, seek clarity.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on February 16, 2011 (boomark / email).