With respect to the axis of evil, are you better off today than you were 4

[BootinUp]

years ago?
(See source of quote below)


We know the GOP is getting ready to attack and try to twist the NK crisis to their advantage:


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GOP officials are urging lawmakers to focus exclusively on local issues and leave it to party leaders to mitigate the Foley controversy by accusing Democrats of trying to politicize it. At the same time, the White House plans to amplify national security issues, especially the threat of terrorism, after North Korea's reported nuclear test, in hopes of shifting the debate away from casualties and controversy during the final month of the campaign. These efforts are aimed largely at prodding disaffected conservatives to vote for GOP candidates despite their unease.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2554337
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So I thought this line I read today would be a good weapon for Dems to have in their holster and ready to pull out as needed:

"With respect to the axis of evil," Steinberg said, "are you better off today than you were four years ago?



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James B. Steinberg, President Bill Clinton's deputy national security adviser and now dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, said the North Korea test will raise a larger question that echoes Ronald Reagan's most famous 1980 campaign line -- "With respect to the axis of evil," Steinberg said, "are you better off today than you were four years ago? . . . It's clear that the answer is we're worse off with respect to the nuclear proliferation problem in both North Korea and Iran than four to six years ago, and I would argue we're worse off in our overall security because of the situation in Iraq."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100901130.html
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[BootinUp]

1. kick

[Tom Rinaldo]

2. Yes we know Republicans are getting ready to attack and...

we know exactly how they plan to do it. By now I hope that Democrats are finally nimble enough to jump ahead of the Republicans and preempt their message, before they manage to spin reality to their own liking. Republicans are so predictable; blame the Democrats and scare the public. Democrats have to blame the Republicans for giving the public reasons to be scared. Republicans weakened our defenses (military, economic and diplomatic) and emboldened our enemies.

"With respect to the axis of evil are you better off today than you were four years ago?" provides a fine starting point for discussion.