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    Is there a gulf developing between Bush and his party.


    couldn't resist the pun...

    sorry!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggles
    Is there a gulf developing between Bush and his party.


    couldn't resist the pun...

    sorry!


    Yeah as approval ratings go down for Bush, the party will want to distance itself from the bullshit that's been boiling over the years. I mean a new Republican has to get elected President, ffs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by j2k4
    Quote Originally Posted by Busyman
    I am not surprised.

    Anyone know the democrats take on this or was this strictly partisan?
    The dem leadership has actually said they are still deciding what their reaction should be; I'm sure you can look out any of several windows in your six-sided domicile (no wonder you are so conflicted, ideologically) with a lens and see every democrat finger in metro D.C. raised to test the political winds.
    I'm sure you actually believe this.

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vidcc
    Quote Originally Posted by j2k4

    The dem leadership has actually said they are still deciding what their reaction should be; I'm sure you can look out any of several windows in your six-sided domicile (no wonder you are so conflicted, ideologically) with a lens and see every democrat finger in metro D.C. raised to test the political winds.
    I'm sure you actually believe this.
    He's said several times he lives in a six-sided house; he could be lying, I suppose.



    Do I literally think the dems are standing on the capitol steps, fingers moist and upraised?

    Not literally, no.

    Figuratively?

    No doubt about it.

    Each Republican is rushing to any available press to insist their individual efforts brought about the Dubai withdrawal.

    The official dem statement as of about 1 pm EST was as I have described it; they literally said they were deciding what their official stance would be.

    This was reported coincidentally with one by Frist's office that he applied pressure last night calling for the Dubai cohort to withdraw, which pressure bore fruit today.

    Other Republicans were making similar noises, but the status as "breaking news" precluded in-depth coverage of the entire litany.

    In light of the Republican rush, it strikes me as hilariously odd for the Dems to release that particular statement, even in some misbegotten nod to party loyalty.

    Apparently they have no minds of their own...
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    Truly amazing viewpoint.
    Last edited by vidcc; 03-09-2006 at 11:38 PM.

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vidcc
    Truely amazing viewpoint
    It is a commentary on the news as reported by Fox, MSNBC and CNN.

    The news is the news; what do you find so amazing about my viewpoint?
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    Quote Originally Posted by j2k4
    Quote Originally Posted by vidcc
    Truely amazing viewpoint
    It is a commentary on the news as reported by Fox, MSNBC and CNN.

    The news is the news; what do you find so amazing about my viewpoint?
    I guess the "mission accomplished" lesson has been forgotten on the right


    Quote Originally Posted by Charles Schumer
    "This is obviously a promising development, but the devil's in the details,"
    seems a reasonable reaction to me

    btw. who blocked the vote in the senate? and who was it shouting loudest to get it put up for a vote?

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j2k4
    Quote Originally Posted by Busyman
    I am not surprised.

    Anyone know the democrats take on this or was this strictly partisan?
    The dem leadership has actually said they are still deciding what their reaction should be; I'm sure you can look out any of several windows in your six-sided domicile (no wonder you are so conflicted, ideologically) with a lens and see every democrat finger in metro D.C. raised to test the political winds.
    Eh? I have a gun in 6 corners of the house, not a six-sided house.

    Ideologically, I can't be pigeon-holed like you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vidcc
    Quote Originally Posted by j2k4

    It is a commentary on the news as reported by Fox, MSNBC and CNN.

    The news is the news; what do you find so amazing about my viewpoint?
    I guess the "mission accomplished" lesson has been forgotten on the right


    Quote Originally Posted by Charles Schumer
    "This is obviously a promising development, but the devil's in the details,"
    seems a reasonable reaction to me

    btw. who blocked the vote in the senate? and who was it shouting loudest to get it put up for a vote?
    Your Schumer quote is not at all a statement of stance, nor would I expect it to be, at such an early juncture.

    My point was that it seemed foolish to even bother with a statement to the effect of, "We are formulating our response" when such could normally assumed to have been the case.

    It is as if they'd made a special effort to remind us that events should be expected to proceed as they always do in politics.

    Let us say the it warranted nothing apart from a very profound...yawn, which I found humorous.

    I guess I can't expect you to see it the same way, given your allegiances.

    The Republicans are exhibiting no tendencies alien to the political genus.

    Dogs lick themselves, too, but society and the media don't often note the fact.

    As for Bush, he handled this with all the aplomb he demonstrated with Hurricane Katrina.

    Now, I'll sit back and see how you manage to twist my extraordinarily non-partisan post into something....else.
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    Well then, I am wondering what exactly your original point is

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

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