"Diversionary tactics"

John "Ohio Tropics" Boehner decries the "tactics" of certain Democrats to use "straw men" such as "the party of 'no'" and, ohmygod, "Rush Limbaugh" to distract Americans from Republicans very real solutions for solving our economic meltdown. Solutions, he seems to forget, that led to the meltdown in the first place. Sorry, that was merely a diversion.

My point is that Boehner is all over "certain Democrats," but he takes great pains to avoid calling out "that one."

In the first two months of 2009, the Democratic Congress and the White House have spent more money than the combined cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the response to Hurricane Katrina.

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And in a carefully calculated campaign, operatives and allies of the Obama administration are seeking to divert attention toward radio host Rush Limbaugh

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This strategy did not develop out of thin air. Democratic pollsters began laying the groundwork for this effort last fall.

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President Obama has said that we must change the way Washington operates in order to address the unprecedented challenges of today. I hope that those inside and close to the administration begin heeding his advice

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If only President Obama, and the majority of Americans who support him, would wake up and smell the Republican solutions.