If All Else Fails...

... distract when the news isn't good.

But it wouldn't be a good Right-Wing Hack talking point if it didn't contain the word War.

Let's see, how go the other wars?

War On Marriage/Family: The Bush/Bigot Constitutional Amendment fell through, and Gay Marriage legislation remains a state issue. Let's call this a tie with those pesky fags and lesbos.

War On Terror: You tell me. Nevermind the fact that this is a misnomer about fighting an emotion. Nevermind that the physical/political part of going to war is to war against another nation (Terrorists are everywhere and state-less by nature).

But, as we've all witnessed, it doesn't matter if these "wars" are won by the right. They keep the base agitated. They keep the base misdirected. They keep all of us from having honest dialogue on these and other issues. And thus, for the right, they are the key to winning elections.