Some misguided factions on the Left have used this slogan which indicates support for chaos to heighten the contradictions of politics. Dan Drezner points out the apparently worsening situation in Iraq is helping Bush in the polls. (via Andy Sullivan)
At this point, Kerry has to wonder whether he's in a parallel political universe. It seems neither logical nor fair that problems in Iraq should boost the president who sent U.S. troops there in the first place, while imperiling the challenger who voiced qualms about the invasion before it happened. But odd as this will sound, it's worth considering the possibility that failure in Iraq is helping Bush's reelection chances--and that immediate U.S. success in Iraq is Kerry's only chance to win."We begin bombing in five minutes"
Michael Kinsley once said a Washington gaffe is when a politician utters something everyone knows to be true. Laura Kipnis writes about politicians' parapraxes and uses Condi Rice's recent DC dinnertime faux pas as a spring board:
What Rice reportedly said was this: "As I was telling my husb—" before abruptly breaking off and correcting herself: "As I was telling President Bush." Jaws dropped, we're told. And though nobody thinks Bush and Rice are "actually an item," we were nevertheless reminded that the unmarried Condi does regularly spend weekends with the president and first lady.