Bush voters say nation going in wrong direction

The Houston Chronicle ^ | Oct. 8, 2005 | WILL LESTER

[George Stupidnopolis]

Any time I start to think the country might be going in the wrong direction, I simply state two little words:

President Kerry

After considering that possibility, things don't look too bad

[DJ MacWoW]

Look for a LOT more articles like this since his base started dining on him.

[Mini-14]

Count me among those who think Bush is leading the country down the wrong path. I've lost complete confidence in him.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Nobody seems to think we are heading in the right direction.

We are often told that the government will end up being ruled from the middle, where everybody will be happy.

But we are being ruled from the middle, and it turns out NOBODY is happy. Liberals are still upset, and now conservatives are upset.

And moderates? Some are upset because upset is right in the middle between upset and upset.

Other moderates just haven't figured out which upset to be yet, so they aren't upset yet.

This is why, in the end, governing in the middle isn't a viable strategy. That and the fact that taking some ideas from each side gives you a result that is certain to fail.

We are spending too much. But that should make liberals happy, but they hate the war, and plus they simply hate that Bush is president.

What we are now learning is that the democrats won't be happy until democrats are in charge. So the republicans aught to be steering to the right, because they are just pissing off the ONLY PEOPLE who will every support them.

[itsahoot]

After considering that possibility, things don't look too bad

That's a shame, because not being worse does not = better

[txrangerette]

The nation is going in the wrong direction. Bush is one of the better Presidents we have ever had. What is the problem? The two are not mutually exclusive. DUH.

[dr_who_2]

Next week, the AP will be reporting on the high percentage of Bush voters who have entertained thoughts of suicide, the number of Republicans who think Karl Rove and Tom Delay are evil, etc...

[calex59]

If we are going in the wrong direction it is the direction the Dems and other liberals have pushed us in. Bush has us going in the right direction, mostly. He is not perfect, as is no one in this world.

[Old Seadog]

So what, if Bush's polls go down? He is not running again. I have never been a strong Bush supporter. I voted for him because I am a committed Republican and I still am. I don't think people who are disappointed in his performance are going to change party.

[right way right]

I like Bush.

This is just an article to encourage Dems.

[DLfromthedesert]

I'm sorry you're blaming the president for all the ills in the world.

The world and our country are in very precarious times, if you haven't noticed. Our President is far from perfect, but he has also done a lot of GREAT things. I just went to an event where the guest speaker was a young USAF Captain who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was so proud and enthusiastic about the positive things that our people are doing there that we never hear about.

Please keep praying for the president and for our country and get involved, and try to make a difference instead of giving up on the president.

[earplug]

As a commited Republican don't you think printing money and putting our nation in debit is wrong?

[George Stupidnopolis]

Wasn't it Alan Keyes who said that the only thing you find in a big tent is a bunch of clowns? That's the result when the legislators and the executive start pandering to the middle.

[righttackle44]

"Count me among those who think Bush is leading the country down the wrong path. I've lost complete confidence in him."

And people think the President didn't believe the Republican Senators would have backed him in a ideological fight over a Democratic filibuster.

Based on what we've seen this week, he was probably correct, if the so-called base composed of his so-called supporters turns on him the way they--some of you--have.

I used to believe the line that Christians were the only army that killed its wounded. Now I have to include the Conservative army. What message do you think the men and women overseas fighting for us are getting from you gallant warriors who are abandoning the President in droves?

I'm not sure ole Cindy could have done any better demoralizing our troops than you folks have. Thanks a lot from the dad of one who has put his life on the line for you. I sort of know what it's doing to him and his buds.

(I have not served. My tagline honors my son and my cousin.)

[earplug]

Swell we get a choice of the current Facist or the threat of A Stalin like leader.

[Stellar Dendrite]

"Wasn't it Alan Keyes who said that the only thing you find in a big tent is a bunch of clowns"

LOL!!!!!

[bonehead4freedom]

The base is slipping because Bush won't do anything on immigration and the Supreme court picks smell well, moderate.George never was a true blue conservative but right of the middle.I had a gut feeling about him when I heard the term compassionate conservative and new tone(ie play nice with the dimmies).He let old Ted write the education bill and he did establish the largest entitlement in history with his drug plan, but on the war he's been good although poll numbers are down and I think that's because people really want us to take of the pc kid gloves and really try to win it and end it like ww2.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Mostly, it appears to be voters perception of the economy that's been undergoing a steady decline.

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[flashbunny]

wait a minute, I was told only the elitists were upset with what Bush is doing????