Who’s Getting Paid for This Shit?

If only I were laughing because this is a joke:

The Hill: "House Democratic leaders are holding a closed-door meeting with members of their caucus this afternoon to discuss a new slogan for the 2006 midterm elections: 'Together, We Can Do Better' or 'Together, America Can Do Better,' according to Democratic sources."

Over the last few weeks, the phrase "has become a common refrain in Democratic leadership statements, usually appearing at the end of Pelosi's press releases or sprinkled liberally in Reid's comments."

Chris Bowers comments: "I suppose it is impossible to ever be excited about a quick catch phrase. This is especially true in politics, where pretty much every catch phrase long ago reached the lowest level of cliche hell."

Cliché hell?! That piece of shit slogan aspires to cliché hell.

Aside from the language itself being about as inspiring as a stinky wet sock, the sentiment behind “We Can Do Better” rings appallingly devoid of what I can best describe as self-esteem. The Democrats have internalized the old “at least we’re not the Republicans” chestnut to such a sickening degree that they’ve turned it into their blasted slogan. Why oh why oh why oh why are the Democrats allowing their own message to reinforce the notion that the GOP is “the norm,” so inescapable that the Dems’ own party identity must even abstractly reference the GOP, in answer to the question of whom, exactly, they can do better than.

Beyond its insipidity, this asinine slogan says nothing new. The Dems have been going on about how they’re better than the GOP for years, but what we have here is a failure to communicate how they’re better, so the American people don’t believe them in large enough numbers to vote them into office. It’s a rehash of the same strategy to position themselves as a milquetoast alternative, wrapping it up with an inoffensive little bow and hoping it can compete with the three-ring circus of insanity the GOP puts on for its base.

The Dems need to get back to the drawing board ASAP, because this is pathetic. For crying out loud, I’ve seen high school student council campaigns with more gusto. Pfft.