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It is time to stop "admiring the problem" of successful Republican attacks. It is time to devise a strategy that combines the Democratic Party's worthy instincts to engage on the issues with a hard-nosed and effective strategy to belittle the opposition. The strategy: Ridicule and belittle on the issues.
Here's my take on how to do it:
1) Attack McCain, not Palin.
2) Turn "maverick" into "reckless" with "bomb bomb Iran" and matched quotes on the importance of experience-- pre- and post-Palin's selection.
3) Deride McCain as unprincipled (this has the additional benefit of making him so mad the top of his head will blow off). Specifically, demonstrate that he has repudiated the central principle of his life: thou shalt not torture.
4) Ridicule how it is impossible to "turn the page" or "change Washington" when the same party is being returned to power.
Ridicule. Belittle. But do it on the substantive points above.
