No "Merry Fitzmas" This Year For the Libs

Mark Steyn is always "spot on." Yesterday in the Chicago Sun-Times, his opinion piece tells it like only he can. All of the Bush-bashers and naysayers are wanting us to believe that this has been a bad couple of weeks for Bush. They couldn't be farther from the truth (than they usually are anyway).

According to Steyn's piece:

The "Ding Dong, the Bush Is Dead" fever rages on, disappointments notwithstanding. Hurricane Katrina was, politically, a wash. And say what you like about Harriet Miers, but at least the disaffected right wrapped the whole thing up in a month. Meanwhile, the left's still panting orgasmically about Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation into what Scooter Libby said to Judith Miller about what Valerie Plame knew about what Joseph C. Wilson IV said . . . zzzz . . . fingers growing heavy . . . losing the will to type . . .

And tonight, I'm hearing that new polls show that 55% of Americans believe Bush's presidency has been a failure. Folks, when is somebody in the media going to get it right about just what exactly is the genesis of poll figures? In my opinion, ALL poll numbers that media outlets release should be prefaced by a disclaimer. My favorite, self-formed disclaimer would be this: "Be advised that the following poll results are based on public perception only, which is actually reflective of what is portrayed in the mainstream media outlets as 'news'. With that in mind, please note, the margin of error is +/- 40%." But then again, that's just my opinion.

Anybody have any problem with that? It's true, isn't it?

Steyn goes on to say:

Just for the record, Scooter Libby is the highest-ranking Scooter in the Bush administration, chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. All last week, lefty gloaters were eagerly anticipating "Fitzmas," their designation for that happy day when federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald hands down indictments against Libby, and Rove, and maybe Cheney, and -- boy oh boy, who knows? -- maybe Chimpy Bushitlerburton himself.

Pat Fitzgerald has been making his list, checking it twice, found out who's naughty or nice, and he's ready to go on a Slay Ride leaving Bush the Little Drummed-Out Boy and the Dems having a blue blue blue blue blue-state Christmas in November 2006, if not before.

Well, I enjoy the politics of personal destruction as much as the next chap, and one appreciates that it's been a long time since the heady days when Dems managed to collect the scalps of both Newt Gingrich and his short-lived successor within a few short weeks. But, as I've said before, one reason the Democratic Party is such a bunch of losers is because they're all tactics and no strategy.

Suppose they succeed in destroying Libby and a bunch of other non-household names. Then what? Several analysts are suggesting that the 2006 elections are shaping up like 1994, when Newt's revolution swept the Democratic old guard from power.

Always remember the media double-standard. If it's good for the Republicans, it won't play in the press; if it's bad for Republicans, it gets Page 1 attention nationwide!

What a wonderful life, huh? Guess Harry Reid is getting a lump of coal in his stocking this season.