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Here's the little tiny difficulty the Dems have. Let's take Iraq, for example. Everybody knows that if they pull our troops out at this point, there will be a bloodbath, with hundreds of thousands killed; and the place will become a nation in the hands of terrorists like Al Qaeda who will use it to stage attacks on Americans. The Dems would be blamed.
Or take the Patriot Act. Let's say the Dems gut the Patriot Act, and the result is a massive killing of Americans, that could have been avoided via wiretapping Al Qaeda members, or via cooperation between the FBI and CIA. The Dems would be blamed. Their time as the majority party in Congress would be over as swiftly as it began.
Or let's take taxes. Say the Dems raise taxes, and the economy - which is currently blazing ahead, with low unemployment, rising wages, and a record-high stock market - goes into a recession. It will make it far more difficult for the Dems to take the White House.
For the Dems, proposing these irresponsible actions has made for good shocking campaign rhetoric. But they may find that actually carrying them out, is another question entirely.
