I don't disagree with you. Regardless of my rep of late, I am an optimist. A realistic one, anyway. It's frustrating because, to be fair, Dubya hasn't inspired much confidence in a while. Even his victories (Alito) are muted by his head scratching failures (Miers).
I'd be more optimistic if he gave me a reason to be. That's all.
Hope (and work) for the best.
McCain Stands with the President
Posted by jveritas to new yorker 77
On News/Activism 02/21/2006 6:54:28 PM PST · 162 of 263
This is a great political loser for President Bush even if he may be right about the deal itself. In politics being right does not mean a political victory. As you said for 80% of the people including majority of Republicans UAE=Arabs=Terrorists, and even if Saint Gabriel will be running this company people will always view it a such no matter how many facts the President will show them to the opposite, it is very unfortunate but it is very true. I am really angry and very afraid not because of the deal but because of the very damaging political effect on President Bush and the Republican Party. The President should hold a press conference or issue another statement where he invites the Congress to scrutinize the deal for the next 30 or 45 days and if they see anything very wrong about it, the deal will be renegotiated or canceled. If the President will not do this in the next 48 hours, I am very concerned that his second term is FINISHED, and this is coming from me the most optimistic freeper on FR. Only the capture of Bin Laden, or Zawahiri, or Zarqawi can save President Bush if he insists on his current position.
At the present moment President Bush has put himself in a very damaging, if not fatal, political situation.
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