Posted on 03/28/2006 7:52:53 PM PST by Karl Rand
Republican pollster Jan van Lohuizen, in a memo written for RNC chairman Ken Mehlman, warns that if members of Congress try to drive a wedge between themselves and Pres. Bush, it'd be akin to adding weight to an anchor. GOpers are "W Brand Republicans" whether they like it or not. And van Louhizen, who has polled (often secretly) for the Bush White House under the RNC aegis for years, is worried about low turnout.
Time Magazine first reported on the memo this weekend, but the full text is below.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com ...
And yet, for some reason they have not been able to do that. Hmmmmm.
"And how many conservative postitions has Bush sold out?"
Campaign Finance Reform, spending like a drunk, Medicare Drug Benefit, immigration for starters.
Bush and the RNC can go straight to hell.
You can scream words all you want, actions speak louder.
Faux conservatives? We're not the one pretending that a sellout of long-held conservative positions is a wonderful thing.
Umm... one little problem with your thinking. "Our Leader" is one of those "Dems/Libs" in RINO clothing.
"...In his second term, President Bush has become a master of the reverse-wedge issue — hot-button issues that divide his political base and get it to feast on itself with charges of sexism, xenophobia and racism. The first was Harriet Miers; then there was the Dubai ports deal; and now comes his guest-worker proposal, making for a trifecta of political self-immolation."
Some "Freepers" here, those who keep harping about tossing Republicans out of office, remind me of that old Foster Brooks routine. He'd be drunk, stumbling in front of his wife with a gun aimed at his own head.
"Don't laugh!" he'd say. "You're next!"
Sorry, but Bush has been told for five plus years that amnesty was the grail. And he has failed to heed that advice.
But like the spinner you are, you blame us instead of Bush.
How did that seat cushion smell, by the way?
*I* am a Republican. I don't appreciate being told that, nor do I approve of any strategy that gives any power to the Democrat traitors, socialists, and cultural marxists, such as Kennedy, pelosi, etc.
The irony is thick tonight.
ACtually, many of the Paleocons, Bucahananites and Malkkkin supporters seem like they want to help the Dems win "to teach a lesson". Morons.
All the money in the world won't buy your re-election if a large portion of the base is not happy. Look what an angry base did to Pat Dewine. He was a shoe-in
untill his daddy angered the base.
He came in a pitiful 4th. Money alone won't do it.
Sadly, many on this site only get animated when gay people are allowed to walk the streets or they can't have 17 ar-15s.
You said immigration was the last straw. So I assumed you were comfortable voting for Bush despite illegal immigration never being mentioned but in passing in either campaign.
It is BECAUSE of GWB that the house (good) and senate (bad) are moving on the issue. he brought it up and he told the congress to do it. Now we conservatives need to stick together and push hard for the best possible version.
Oh...that's a mature, forwardthinking statement.
its funny you would mention the SCOTUS - had the base not rose up to stop Miers, Alito would not have been seated.
this guest worker program will fundamentally change the american society - its not like some budget bill or an argument over highway spending. if we can't have a voice on something like this, what can we talk about?
Yeah, go join the libertarians or democrats. they are full of good ideas.
Did ya see the rioting in France??
That is what happens when liberals run the government
It was 8 years between 2/26/1993 and 9/11/2001. Your confidence is misplaced.
I am happy with the House. I wrote letters to both my GOP Senators today. They had better do the right thing. The state of GA is taking care of business, and they had better follow suit.
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