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With this mailer and the one received the next day, Mr. Wynn is obviously going after the votes of MD-04 Democrats strongly opposed to the Iraq misadventure. I haven't seen polling which would indicate whether this could help more in MoCo or PG county, or whether it's a big plus in both regions. He clearly feels that it's a useful political strategy; I like to think that he feels truly contrite about his early, unquestioning support for getting us in this vicious, deadly, and entirely unnecessary mess - only Mr. Wynn himself can say what's in his own heart and mind. Perhaps that Feb-2007 mailer (linked up top), sent out so soon after his close 2006 election win over Ms. Edwards, offers some clue - I have no idea, but do remember thinking (at the time it showed up in the mail) that mailer was kind of a strange thing. It could have simply been political pre-positioning, prompted by a newfound sense of vulnerablility - regardless of how things turn out this year, Ms. Edwards is owed a debt of gratitude by all of us in MD-04, for delivering a much-needed humbling of Mr. Wynn in 2006.

It's also interesting to ponder whether Mr. Wynn would be campaigning in this manner if he shared the same corporate pals with Mr. Cheney, whose current buddies appear to be in the defense sector, AFAICT* - Mr. Wynn's corporate benefactors are in the energy/natural resources, and financial/insurance/real estate sectors, according to this site. So in calling for Mr. Cheney's impeachment, and presenting himself as the guy who can get us out of Iraq, Mr. Wynn is not really exhibiting any political courage - for the most part, neither his MD-04 constituents nor his corporate contributors/beneficiaries are likely to be offended by these stances, which to the casual observer might seem like gutsy positions to take.

Finally, here's a brief description of the mailer received the next day (Friday 18Jan), since I don't know when I'll get around to scanning/uploading it. It is of a fold-out (quadri-fold) design, taped at the edges in its as-received form, and roughly postcard sized in this folded-up form (4"x6"). It has a semi-glossy finish, plum red in color (non-text paper color), and is standard grade paper (i.e., not card stock). It unfolded lengthwise into 4 sections, showing a timeline for the Iraq war, starting in 2003 (one year per section), with key events highlighted, and a smaller concurrent timeline near the bottom edge showing U.S. fatalities. I have no expertise in these matters, but IMHO it's a well designed mailer, that drives the point home that this war has been a deadly affair built on lies and delusions. Then again, for thinking people, this is not news at this point.

NOTE: Just before posting this diary, I saw on the FSP homepage Eric Luedtke's post about the recent PBS NOW show which included discussion of the MD-04 Congressional race (go here to read about it on PBS' website). According to Eric, they really hashed up the analysis of the Edwards-Wynn race. That is very unfortunate, especially given what is at stake in races like this.


*AFAICT = as far as I can tell; IM(H)O = in my (humble) opinion