Posted on 11/07/2006 11:20:16 PM PST by dangus
Are we allowed to say it now? Can we drop the happy warrior schtick? In the past six years, we've seen the deficit explode like never before in the history of the country. A flaming bra-burner nominated to the Supreme Court, only to be replaced by a (hopefully) stealth conservative. The most inept State Department in the history of the United States. (Clinton's wasn't incompetent; they were flat-out fifth columnists.) 20 million new illegal aliens, and barely-contained glee that the election-day losses mean we can welcome another 50 million in.
And I hate to say this, but when we won the war in Iraq, I was praying for my friend who was an MP, fearing for his safety in the dangerous house-to-house searches. And then they never came. So I put joyful trust that the military didn't need to do such a dangerous task. Then came the insurgency. And bold optimism. And more violence. And more bold optimism. But, um, after 3,000 of America's finest dead, it becomes plainly apparent that Rummy and Bush simply didn't realize that disarming the terrorists was necessary.
So can we say it now?
That Bush is the most incompetent Republican ever?
I'm not going to say that...........
Saddam is history, the economy is good, and so far the Dems have only said "it's time for a change".
Ok Dems.........you got the ball.
Were all watching........
I think leftism and liberalism are dangerous and idiotic. But republicans, IMHO have never wanted to lead enough to tell the people that squarely.
And the democrats are nefarious schemers without principle. A few thousand more GOP votes here and there and you'd all be saying Bush is brilliant.
The problem is a US news media that could portray nothing right about the economy or Iraq that worked over time to help elect Democrats. This was a massive unreported in-kind contribution to the Democratic party that helped them to secure this win. That media study released last week shows 77% of stories about Republicans or Republican-related issues in this campaign were reported on negatively by the Clown Car Media while 88% for Dems. were positive.
Meanwhile, Dem. scandals with Mollohan, Jefferson and even Harry Reid were mostly ignoraed. Mollohan and Jefferson cruised to re-election tonight. That should tell you something about why this election went the way it did and it's not Foley or Ney.
Vote in the primaries.
There is no excuse for picking a college cheerleader from Connecticut as the Republican choice for president.
Bush should have been out of the running early on.
i think he is probably stating a fact, that the US, when it has DECIDED to accomplish something, has accepted casualties approaching 100x our current rate, if not much more. any observer would agree that to occupy a generally unfriendly country with so few casualties is quite unusual.
I think you are misunderstanding the post. are YOU trivializing the casualties we took in WWII, somehow saying 100 men then is worth 1 man now? If not, you might consider clarifying your position on this.
If anything, the fact we have nominally occupied a generally hostile country for over 3 years at this casualty level is quite amazing (to those who have survived).
So the state of the economy and the fact we've been protected for 5+ years from further attacks was just all a great big accident and had nothing to do with Bush's policies? Unreal.
Have we forgotten history? How about Herbert Hoover?
Some people still don't believe that we are in a war.
3,000 dead is NOT nothing
And protect your Second Ammendment rights! Well, let's just say that if you want any more of those 25-round magazines for your SKS, AK, AR-15 or whatever, buy them now.
Oh please, and McCain could have done any better??? He didn't even want to cut taxes and as a result we'd be never have the economy we've had these last 3 years. Spare us the personal attacks on Bush because you suddenly feel emboldened to come out from under your rock tonight to attack Bush and the Republicans.
The problem is that, in the end, even Jefferson and Mollohan, in the eyes of voters, were just part of the same problem. It basically gave voters the feeling that things were rotten in the state of Denmark, and the bums needed to be thrown out. I don't think they paid much attention to the fact that the bums were just as much their guys as our guys. That's not a media problem so much as it is the way most people will see things. The clueless middle is always going to see in overbroad stereotypes, and the fact that we were running the show, and Ney and Foley did their things, killed us.
3,000 dead is NOT nothing
compared to EVERY other WAR it is!
Soros poured huge money into this election - ACORN, etc. Untold millions. He's the big winner tonight. America is the big loser.
You couldn't carry this President's jock.
Honestly, it must be BIZARRE to think you're more knowledgable in these things than a man aware of classified intelligence you will never see who has actually been in the trenches making tough decisions and fighting for the future of this country for years.
Your arrogance is astonishing.
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