Say what you will, Bush is president until 2008

Houston Chronicle ^ | 11/25/2003 | James McWilliams

[GulliverSwift]

Those of us so bold as to call ourselves intellectuals read the journals, write the books, construct the carefully detailed and, yes, objective arguments against the war in Iraq. We know, deep in our principled hearts, that we are right in a rational and moral sense

What a pretentious jackass. If he were really an "intellectual," then he would know that everybody "knows" that they are right.

[GulliverSwift]

No, that's not why he's going to win. It's if the economy continues to pick up steam, despite what the Democrats may try to do to stop it.

[mombonn]

Say what you will, Bush is president until 2008

Praise the Lord President Bush is willing to serve his country in spite of idiots like this professor-lite.

[LS]

This is why I repeatedly say my profession is hopeless, and why, in my classes, I must do everything I can to counter such nincompoops.

[1Old Pro]

I agree that Bush will win in 2004. There are alot of reasons but the biggest reason is that the probable Dem candidate, DEAN, is a typical McGovern/Mondule/Dukakis liberal and they always lose big nationally.

[Doohickey]

Good. GWB won't be needing my vote, then.

[GWB00]

If anyone wants to sent this genius an e-mail his address is JM71@txstate.edu

[MNlurker]

I'd pop this guy in the mouth if he said that to my face..."Those of us so bold as to call ourselves intellectuals"

What a pompous peice of sh!t.

[ghostrider]

He plays up his Texas heritage (we're all kinda slow in Texas) at the expense of his Connecticut connections (people there, of course, are smarter). Hacking away at mesquite grub on his Crawford ranchette, he convincingly puts forth the image of a rugged individualist, a doer, a true frontiersman, a man who's never quoted a law in his life but has made laws to suit his base urges, a plowman rather than a professor.

It may be true that GWB's image makers are trying to associate him with Ronald Reagan, which GWB is not, but GWB is a very tough and rugged fellow in his own right. He may be the offspring of Connecticut royalty, but he is a Texan, a cowboy and a USAF fighter pilot. Those trashy liberal university revolutionaries pale in comparison to GWB.

[buckalfa]

Complacency and unknown events can cause a sure victory
to turn into a stunning defeat. As much as I am dismayed
by Bush's foray into bigger government, uncontrolled
spending, and the Patriot Act, our national security
demands he be re-elected given the alternative of placing
into office one of the surrender monkey Democratic
presidential candidates. Not voting could well play into
the hands of the Democrats.

[Prodigal Son]

Well, he gets one thing right. Bush will be prez until 2008 (actually until 09). There's practically nothing the dems can do about it.

I'm already looking forward to seeing how the dems have been changed by this trauma by the year 2007 ;-)

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

To paraphrase Andrew Jackson, "Damn McWilliams!"

[Timocrat]

We know, deep in our principled hearts, that we are right in a rational and moral sense.

No shortage of false modesty here! Texas State produces more teachers than any other school in Texas. Now you know where they get it from.

[moyden2000]

Pointy-headed snob.

[Tribune7]

Saddam Hussein has been ousted and if anyone is still nagging us about those pesky weapons of mass destruction, it's just sour grapes.

Dang. That's what we get for trusting Bill Clinton. You'd think we'd have learned. He's the guy who told us they were there back in '98.

Oh, well.

[chesty_puller]

Texas State

Where the heck is Texas State?

[Liberty Valance]

Texas State...formerly known as Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.

[chesty_puller]

Gotcha, thanks

[Mr. Buzzcut]

"McWilliams is an assistant professor of history at Texas State University, San Marcos."

And an idiot.

Not to trash all of academia, but there is a yawning chasm between the esteem these people hold themselves in compared to their actual WORTH to the republic.

All the assistant professors of history could go on strike tommorow yet the nation wouldn't miss a beat.