Ken Mehlman hypes the Democratic boogeyman

In an email to supporters yesterday (PDF), GOP chairman Ken Mehlman returns to his party's tactic of motivating the base by promoting fears of Democratic impeachment. Here's the key question from the "Republican Grassroots Voices Survey":

3.) If the Democrats win control of the Congress in 2006, what is the one thing you would be most worried would happen?
-Democrats will try to censure or impeach President Bush
-Democrat would raise your taxes
-Democrats would cut and run from the central front in the War on Terror
-Democrats would sell out American values to Hollywood liberals
-Democrats would impose government-run health care 

Besides the impeachment fear-mongering, it's also worth noting the language of the last three choices. The GOP doesn't even include the word Iraq in the third item, instead calling it "the central front in the War on Terror" (TCFITWOT?). Also, the Republicans juxtapose "American values" with those of "Hollywood liberals," and suggest that Democrats would "impose" government-run health care as if no democratic process existed (breaking news: President Bush can veto legislation).

Comments

[yasunobu13]

"breaking news: President Bush can veto legislation"

I find that hard to believe

[Sean]

Maybe it's a rational fear, with Illinois, Connecticut, and California introducing bills to impeach Bush.

[Seth Kramer]

"breaking news: President Bush can veto legislation"

Someone ought to inform him...