[LarryM]

This is a predictable consequence of Bush's appeasement of Kennedy. Bush made nice to Ted and look what he got. When will he understand that appeasement never works?

[goldstategop]

Yep. And I'm still waiting for the President to fight back.

[PROUDAMREP]

President Bush tried to bring to new tone to DC, but Kennedy and his ilk are just like the UN. They and the liberals of the WORLD do not want Bush to succeed. The would like another swinger like the last one we put in that office.

I just pray the American people will not be taken in by all these unsubstantiated claims, but I'm afraid we've become a nation of people who just listen to the spin.

[anoldafvet]

We tried appeasement and ignoring the terrorists and look what it got us. Bush has adopted the doctrine of "Pre-emption" and we are winning the first war on terror. Unfortunately, we are still following the doctrine of appeasement in our second war on terror, with our domestic terrorists (Democrats). If pre-emption worked once, why won't it work again?

[tbpiper]

I don't think this has been an attempt at appeasment.

From Proverbs 25:

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you.

Teddy is always hungry for praise. When either Bush gives it to him, he laps it up like a starved dog. This has to cause some serious inner conflict. Then to, he has to come out with these obviously insane rants so the other democrats won't think he's defecting. I don't think he's being appeased so much as he is being manipulated. All in all, it's pretty entertaining.