Rock_nj > Things are not looking good for Bush and the Republicans for 2006.
That's my feeling, too. In fact, I have even considered that's why W is spending so much time riding his bike in the bundu -- they don't want him around saying stupid things which could aggravate the situation. I suppose you've noticed that they have been quietly changing key personnel as it's become clear the neocon policy has been disastrous.
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>>Gone are Paul D. Wolfowitz, the Pentagon's previous number two civilian, and Douglas J. Feith, the former policy chief -- both prominent neoconservative figures who helped craft the administration's approach to Iraq and who became public targets for critics of the invasion and decisions affecting its aftermath.
After four years in which the Pentagon often found itself enmeshed in controversy over such issues as the use of a preemptive strike, the quality of prewar intelligence and the treatment of detainees, the new team members by contrast have drawn little political fire as they transition into their new jobs.<<
> Perhaps we'll get an oppotunity to see what the modern Democratic party is made of, as it seems possible that they will retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's election
That's, of course, if the Diebold voting machines allow it? But quite apart from the foreign policy debacle of the present administration, I would have thought that this picture alone would have swung public opinion?
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BTW, I'm sure you've already gathered that I'm not lover of either the Democratic Party or the new Republican Party which, in my opinion, does not stand for any of the values of the original American Republic. If I'm "anything", I would describe myself as an old-fashioned conservative / libertarian. But, giving the devil his due, Clinton at least got the economy right. |