Letters to the Editor
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gotta love the GOP
I hope to hell they all keep blathering about Bush's "leadership" and "personal qualities." It's just possible (although I put nothing past the voters) that the country has had enough of pathetic, petulant, aging frat boys; warmongers; corporate suck-jobs and religioso goobers.
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You all have fun.
"There will be more states at play on Feb. 5 than there were target states in either [the] 2000 or 2004 [general elections]."
Living in a state in which the primary election doesn't occur until May, this will be yet another primary election that is virtually over long before I "vote." If I'm in a good mood I'll donate some money to a candidate so he or she will be able to persuade you to vote for him or her. So you all have a good time during the primary, and let me know who my candidate is.
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Yeah
I also dislike the way the primary process locks a large proportion of voters out of significant influence. Same with the general election if you don't live in a 'swing' state. I'd like it if popular votes of the whole nation determined both.
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"Woe To The GOP?"
To quote the story: "...woe to any Republican contender who criticizes Bush personally. "People in our party admire his consistency, his leadership and his personal dimensions," said McInturff.
"Consistency", Mr. McInturff, can also be seen as "obstinacy" and "pig-headedness."
Interestingly, these Republicans seem poised to march, lemming-like, in locked goose-step right over the precipice. Party loyalty seems to trump common-sense and the mood of the electorate.
This sets up a wonderful case of schadenfreude for me as the Republican candidates peel away from Dubya the closer we get to the primaries and general election. I will certainly enjoy their discomfiture as they squirm and weasel away from Mr. Bush's disasterous policies...leaving themselves open to charges of flip-floppery.
Schadenfreude, indeed!
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why should they worry?
I don't see the intelligence of the average voter increasing much over the next couple of years and nothing sells like sucking up to power. People's minds seldom change once they are made up.
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More Hate Speech From the Haloed Ones
>>I hope to hell they all keep blathering about Bush's "leadership" and "personal qualities." It's just possible (although I put nothing past the voters) that the country has had enough of pathetic, petulant, aging frat boys; warmongers; corporate suck-jobs and religioso goobers.
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yeeesh
quoth the article:
People in our party admire his consistency, his leadership and his personal dimensions," said McInturff. "And you had better be very, very careful about how you talk about the president around those things."
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Dear God. Does anyone here believe that? What fucking planet are these people living on? Apparently they haven't read a newspaper in six years...or they get all their news from Fox.
I regard this as a bad, bad sign. This means that something over 30% of the electorate...or over 30 MILLION adults, actually think the criminal now in the White House is a good man. What does that say about them?
I never could figure out Bush's appeal. I thought he was cruel, idiot frat-boy asshole from the moment I first saw him speak before the 2000 election. And the Vanity Fair article before that election made it clear just what sort of person he was. How is it that these 30 million-plus adults can maintain such a ridiculous fantasy about this asshole? I just do not get it. I really don't. We have a lot of badly deluded people in this country, and that cannot be a good thing. Bush is an amoral, opportunistic rich-boy who doesn't give a shit about the very people who think he's such a great guy.
I am utterly flabbergasted, folks.
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the rally around Bush sentiment simply proves.......
that the Ku Klux Klan is not dead and that Hitler's Nazi Party simply moved from the ruins of Germany over to the lush, green fields of Amerika; Bush is a Bible-thumpin', gun-totin' drunkard who believes that God has anointed the USA to rule the universe and apparently there are more than enough Neanderthals out there who want him;
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One more for Gore
Just a slight correction--if Gore ran, it would be his third try for the White House, not his second. He first ran in 1988 and was one of the final three candidates standing.
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hey Gwool:
You got that right ... of course it's 'hate speech.' That's because I hate the guy and all he is and all he stands for. It's a symptom of what we here in reality call a "brain."
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Un-conventional?
Just dying to see how the GOP handles Bush at its nominating convention! I mean, they can't very well not invite him, can they? He's the PRESIDENT, for heaven's sake! Maybe they'll try to find a way to sneak him in and out at a time when the network cameras are off. Otherwise, he loses them at least 10 million votes just by standing there with that silly smirk.
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Why the fratboy?
People always seem so flummoxed by the fact that so many people love this fratboy. Maybe you didn't go to an American high school or college. Who was prom king? Who was the star quarter back? Who had the biggest parties? Who had the coolest car? It was the fratboy. And everyone always wants to be near the fratboy. Sure people might talk shit behind his back, but the moment he gave them a sliver of his attention, they flocked to his side. It's a sad but real artifact of a hyper-consumerist, PR saturated culture that keeps individuals trapped in their adolescence for their entire lives. That's why men of substance, integrity like Kucinich and Feingold don't have a snowball's chance in hell at winning the Presidency, and why we pin unrealistic expectations on the first guy (or gal) who comes along that might have that "cross-over" appeal. Look how Gore was savaged by self-proclaimed "liberals" in 2000. It makes complete sense to me why people still think Bush is likeable. But then I hate fratboys.
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Don't be So Sure
Bush, his administration and his Congresses have been obstinent, arrogant, out-of-touch, foolish, corrupt, reckless, etc.; but most noteworthy Bush was elected twice against the will of the people and he, his Congresses and his adminstration have successfully dismantled much of the fabric of our Constitution, and have acted contrary to our country's interest on a regular and consistent basis.
As a result, the Congress has put a stop to the catastrophic failure in Iraq, the President has been impeached, Rove and the rest of the staff have been imprisoned, the Republicans in Congress have learned to think for themselves and their constituents. And the voters have overwhelmingly showed their disgust. What? You say he wasn't impeached? We have sent MORE troops to Iraq (or at least kept the troops there longer since we have no more to spare). Only one guy named Scooter was convicted, and for what? The American people didn't kick all of the Bushies out of Congress in the last election?
Don't be so sure that supporting the President is a bad strategy, there is far too much apathy among informed voters and far too many voters who like the comfort of looking at the issues at a first grade reading level. "Stay the Course" is simple and easy to understand. Follow Bush and there is no need to delve into the history of foreign nations we attack on the other side of the globe, just trust the President. There is no need to look at the intricacies of complex issues. George Bush and those presidential hopefuls who follow his strategies are experts at converting the difficult issues into cute little quips and soundbites. It works.
The words on GOP bumper stickers are few and catchy. It doesn't matter if they are lies, it is easy to understand and comforting to accept. Progressive slogans don't even fit on a bumper. So don't be so sure that Sen. McCain and others like him are misguided when they ally themselves with the President. Dismissing or underestimating that strategy was a disaster in 2004. It could happen again and again.