Had Enough?

Reality-Based Educator pointed something out in the article in the previous post that I had just glossed over.(thanks, by the way.)

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who masterminded the 1994 elections that brought Republicans to power on promises of revolutionizing the way Washington is run, told TIME that his party has so bungled the job of governing that the best campaign slogan for Democrats today could be boiled down to just two words: "Had enough?"

I think it works. I think it sums up all the questions and cronyism and mistakes and incompetence of the Bush administration in one tidy memorable phrase. It attacks through assumption, offering no position or argument for counterattack.

See, this is the kind of thing the Dems don't do well. Being so used to being attacked, they just assume that they have to explain all their positions in excruciating detail, and, by not using this kind of "assumptive speech," their explanations reinforce the feeling that their position is not the majority view.

My only concern is why. Why is Gingrich offering this little gem to the Democrats?

If this were to catch on, he'd be making alot of enemies on the national Republican circuit. Is it a move to break the Republicans in 2006 so he can return as the "back to basics" ideological savior in 2008?

Has he given up on being a politician and using this as a free advertisement to very publicly start a political consultancy? (I disagree with his politics, but he's good. I'd hire him.) Is he using this as some sort of a set up so the Republicans can come in behind and whack it down? Just said as a casual aside? Trying to take credit for something that's yet to be released by the Dems?

Despite the motivation, I have to marvel at the political genius of it. The campaign speech almost writes itself. Take a look at this post by Reality-Based Educator to see what I mean. Just freakin' brilliant. Print those posters tonight, Dammit!