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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: pompsander who wrote (747415)	8/11/2006 11:31:38 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Yes, pomp... I saw that piece this AM. (Most interesting seemed to be the decline in polling numbers in the South... to match the national averages.) And, there was also this today: If terrorism doesn't scare you, maybe Bush will Published August 11, 2006 chicagotribune.com Scared yet? Well, you may be soon. What we almost certainly will see in aftermath of the alleged plot to blow up several planes en route to the U.S. is a thunderous response from President Bush and other Republican leaders. With the midterm elections less than three months away, they will attempt to scare Americans into re-electing Republicans or risk facing instant annihilation at the hands of an evil and murderous enemy. Choose us and live. Choose them and die. Your call. Nice way to end the summer, isn't it? Believe it or not, Thursday was actually a good day. Everbody in his or her right mind knows there are always terrorists plotting to attack the U.S., so it didn't bother me that some people were discovered to be doing just that. What made it a good day was that at least one government, even if it was the British government, knew how to foil a massive terrorist plot. But back to the fear. President Bush gave a brief speech Thursday on an airport tarmac in Green Bay. In the speech he brought up 9/11, which, of course, for him, is a synonym for fear. Then he moved on to the real point he was trying to make, which is some people (read: Democrats) think the world is made up of sugar and spice and everything nice. "It is a mistake to believe there is no threat to the United States of America," he said. "And that is why we have given our officials the tools they need to protect our people." Scaring the public has worked so well for so long that you can't blame him, really. Except when you consider that it's immoral and unpatriotic. Now, even if you're a great admirer of President Bush, do you really think Democrats or any adult in this country believes that "there is no threat to the United States of America" from terrorists? It's a patently absurd statement, but with just a short time allotted for his speech, President Bush chose to try to scare the public into believing that Democrats, if in charge, would fight terrorists with love beads instead of guns. The good news is Bush doesn't have the political leverage to scare Democrats into rolling over anymore. Just nine days after the 9/11 attacks, South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle, then the Democratic leader in the Senate, said: "We want President Bush to know—we want the world to know—that he can depend on us. We will take up the president's initiatives with speed. We may encounter differences of opinion along the way, but there is no difference in our aim." On Thursday, current Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), said: "The Iraq war has diverted our focus and more than $300 billion in resources from the war on terrorism and has created a rallying cry for international terrorists. This latest plot demonstrates the need for the Bush administration and the Congress to change course in Iraq and ensure that we are taking all the steps necessary to protect Americans at home and across the world.'' Hard to believe the contrast, isn't it? The Democrats, at least ones not named Joe Lieberman, know better than to trust President Bush ever again. I don't think the public will get fooled again by Bush's scare tactics. But like it or not, it's the Bush administration that is most responsible for keeping us safe from terrorists right now. It's also our job to keep an eye on the Bush administration. Don't ever forget that, no matter how scared you get.

To: pompsander who wrote (747415)	8/11/2006 11:34:40 AM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

August 6, 2006 Desperate Lieberman Endorses Islamic Caliphate by Scott Ott (2006-08-05) — In what his opponent called a “cynical last-ditch ploy” to win the August 8 Democrat senatorial primary, Sen. Joe Lieberman today endorsed the establishment of a Muslim caliphate and the creation of a vast Islamic homeland in the middle east, including the territory now occupied by the state of Israel. The Connecticut senator, an historic ally of Israel and of the Bush administration’s war on Islamist terror, said he changed his views when he saw the latest poll that shows challenger Ned Lamont with a double-digit lead just days before the election. “I declare that Israel has no right to exist,” said Sen. Lieberman, “and the United Nations should immediately recognize Usama Bin Laden as the sovereign ruler of all the land and people from Iran to Egypt.” A unnamed source at the Democrat National Committee said he expects the race to tighten considerably now that voters must choose between two “party-line Democrats.” scrappleface.com

To: pompsander who wrote (747415)	8/11/2006 11:36:50 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

They have one unavoidable problem: Support for Bush is, and always has been, about 75%, rising slightly whenever subhuman Islam threatens millions of lives. The fraudulent left wing "pollsters" are like an addictive drug to you anti-Americans, and you get the cold turkey every election night. You and Patsy enjoy the campaign season...

To: pompsander who wrote (747415)	8/21/2006 11:12:25 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Senator Hagel Says G.O.P. Has Lost Its Way By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS August 20, 2006 Filed at 8:28 p.m. ET nytimes.com WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have lost their way when it comes to many core GOP principles and may be in jeopardy heading into the fall elections, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. says. Hagel, a possible presidential candidate in 2008, said Sunday that the GOP today is very different party from the one when he first voted Republican. ''First time I voted was in 1968 on top of a tank in the Mekong Delta,'' said Hagel, a Vietnam veteran. ''I voted a straight Republican ticket. The reason I did is because I believe in the Republican philosophy of governance. It's not what it used to be. I don't think it's the same today.'' Hagel asked: ''Where is the fiscal responsibility of the party I joined in '68? Where is the international engagement of the party I joined -- fair, free trade, individual responsibility, not building a bigger government, but building a smaller government?'' His frustration does not lead him to think Democrats offer a better alternative. But Hagel wants to see the GOP return to its basic beliefs. ''I think we've lost our way,'' Hagel said. ''And I think the Republicans are going to be in some jeopardy for that and will be held accountable.'' Hagel has not decided whether he will run for president in 2008. But he respects his wife's reservations about being first lady -- cited in a book about Hagel. ''I think it just shows the immense good judgment of my wife and how sane she is. I don't know of any spouse who would wish the job of president on their husband or wife,'' Hagel said on Fox News Sunday. ''It's a big job. It's a tough job.'' ------