You know what keeps the Republicans such a tight oiled machine when it comes to message? Thinking in lockstep.

People believe things they hear over and over, it’s why advertising works. So when the Bush-Cheney campaign sends this out to the campaign staff….

TO: BC’04 Surrogates
FROM: BC’04 Communication
RE: Talking Points

We will be sending more talking points later this evening, but the decisive line by Vice President Cheney during the debate was the following:

“So they, in effect, decided they would cast an anti-war vote, and they voted against the troops. Now, if they couldn’t stand up to the pressures that Howard Dean represented, how can we expect them to standup to Al Qaeda?”

And then you hear Bill Kristol and Rich Lowry (ultra right-wing commentators on Fox, and writers and editors for the Weekyl Standard and National Review) repeat the line right after the debate…well, no wonder all Republicans think the same!

It’s called marching orders, and my, do they march….

People don’t care for this, and let’s face it, Cheney said so many lies in that debate he’s going to be killed in the upcoming days as the fact checking catches up to him.

I especially loved the “I never met you before,” comment which was disproven with video within minutes of the close of the debate.