RNC Response to Dean (that was fast!) HAHA

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RNC Response to Dean (that was fast!) HAHA

RNC Response to Howard Dean's Appearance on CBS's Face The Nation

2/12/2006 12:42:00 PM

To: National Desk

Contact: Tracey Schmitt of the Republican National Committee Press Office, 202-863-8614; Web: http://www.gop.com

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- RNC Communications Director Brian Jones responded to Howard Dean's appearance on CBS's Face The Nation with the following statement.

"Chairman Dean delivered his signature mix of pessimistic and wild-eyed rhetoric today. All the Democrat party leader was able to offer were negative and baseless attacks and an agenda that the President and the Republican led congress are already enacting."

DNC CHAIR HOWARD DEAN'S LATEST ATTACK

DNC Chair Howard Dean's Latest Outrageous Attack: "Vice President Cheney Cannot Remain In Office." (CBS's "Face The Nation," 2/12/06)

Worst Of DNC Chair Howard Dean's Outrageous Attacks:

Dean: "All We Ask Is That We Not Turn Into A Country Like Iran Where The President Can Do Anything He Wants." (ABC's "Good Morning America," 2/9/06)

Dean: "(I)t's Time To Have Somebody In The White House Who Can Chew Gum And Think At The Same Time." (Josie Huang, "Dean Calls For End To 'Culture Of Corruption'," Portland (ME) Press Herald, 10/23/05)

Dean: "I'm Tired Of The Ayatollahs Of The Right Wing ..." (Josie Huang, "Dean Calls For End To 'Culture Of Corruption'," Portland (ME) Press Herald, 10/23/05)

Dean: "(R)epublicans ... A Lot Of Them Have Never Made An Honest Living In Their Lives." (DNC Chairman Howard Dean, Remarks At Campaign For America's Future "Take Back America Conference," DC, 6/2/05)

Dean Called Republicans "Brain-Dead." (Peter Gorrie, "Spreading The Message," Toronto Star, 3/20/05)

Dean: "I Hate The Republicans And Everything They Stand For ..." (Dana Milbank, "Dean's Past As Prologue To DNC Future," The Washington Post, 1/29/05)

Dems Pulled The Plug On Their Original 2006 "Agenda" Roll Out:

"National Democratic Party Leaders Have Decided To Punt On Rolling Out Their 2006 Agenda Until Next Year, And Will In Part Fill The Time Slot With A Unity Rally This Thursday To Highlight Fractures In The Republican Camp And Show Why Their Party Should Be Back In Charge." (Erin P. Billings, "Democratic Agenda Off For 2005," Roll Call, 11/8/05)

"The Democratic Leadership Had Been Planning To Use The One- Year Mark Prior To The Midterm Elections As The Time To Unveil The Party's 'Positive Agenda' For 2006." (Erin P. Billings, "Democratic Agenda Off For 2005," Roll Call, 11/8/05)

While DNC Chair Dean Goes On Attack, Dems Continue To Push Back "Agenda" Because Of Major Disagreements:

"Brendan Daly, A Spokesman For House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Says The Agenda Is Coming In Spring Or Summer." (Jill Lawrence, "Dems In Search Of Pithy Agenda," USA Today, 2/9/06)

"Some Democrats Are Furious That Their Party Doesn't Have Its Own Ideas. Other Say They Do Have Ideas, They're Just Keeping Them Secret For Now." (Jonah Goldberg, "One Sorry Mess Of A Party," Los Angeles Times, 2/9/06)

"A Senior Democratic Aide Said The Party Is Still Split Over Some Aspects Of The Agenda, Including Both Timing And Substance. This Staffer Said House And Senate Leaders, As Well As National Party Officials, Have Never Seen Completely Eye To Eye On The Planning." (Erin P. Billings, "Democrats 'Recalibrating' Message Strategy," Roll Call, 2/6/06)

-- Senior Democrat Aid: "There Is Disagreement In The Group ... There's Been Disagreement. The Disagreement Goes Back About Nine Months." (Erin P. Billings, "Democrats 'Recalibrating' Message Strategy," Roll Call, 2/6/06)

Meanwhile, Republicans Are Promoting A Positive Agenda For America:

Nearly 4.8 Million Jobs Have Been Created Over 29 Straight Months Of Growth. (BLS Website, http://www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/3/06)

The Bush Administration Estimates Costs Of The Prescription Drug Plan Will Be 20 Percent Lower Than Expected This Year. (Robert Pear, "Federal Costs Dropping Under New Medicare Drug Plan," The New York Times, 2/3/06)

-- HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt: "For The Majority Of People Who Are Enrolled In The Drug Benefit, The System's Working ... Pharmacists Across The Country Are Filling More Than 1 Million Prescriptions A Day Successfully ..." (Ceci Connolly, "HHS Works to Fix Drug Plan Woes," The Washington Post, 1/18/06)

U.S. Forces Turned Over Portions Of Security In The Green Zone To Iraqi Security Forces. (Jonathan Finer, "Iraqis Handed Partial Security Control Of Green Zone," The Washington Post, 2/1/06)

-- "By Giving The Iraqis The (Forward Operating) Base (Honor) ... Americans Took A Step Toward Handing Over Much Of Central Baghdad ..." (Jonathan Finer, "Iraqis Handed Partial Security Control Of Green Zone," The Washington Post, 2/1/06)

Currently, There Are Over 227,000 Trained And Equipped Iraqi Security Forces. (State Department Website, www.state.gov, Accessed 1/31/06)

-- "(This) Is An Increase Of 100,000 Compared To A Year Ago." (House Armed Services Committee, "Progress In Iraq Update," Press Release, 1/31/06)

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