Posted on 11/09/2006 7:27:35 AM PST by waimea.man
Bush to make statement with his cabinet in Rose Garden at 11:35 AM...
He never was approved by the Republican congress either.
Actually, from what I understand, it was the "base" who were the only ones who actually turned out and voted Republican.
I'd be interested to see who actually voted for Chaffee in Rhode Island. I suspect, but don't know, that a big chunk of his votes came from Lafferty (sp?) supporters holding their noses.
Don't blame the "base" for the loss. Those are the folks who will vote for a turd if it has the "R" label.
I doubt the two dozen or so Freepers who sat this election out had much of an effect.
There is no way the Dem powers-that-be (the ones who kept Pelosi and Reid out of sight for the run-up to the election) will allow them to "overreach." They have another election coming up soon and I guarantee you the last thing they want is their leadership showing off its moonbat side. The plain fact of the matter is the Dems that won ran as "conservatives," so they've boxed themselves in to toeing that line. They know the electorate has little patience for their goofy side.
It must be popular in Hollywood. lol
Unlike you, he has to run a war against Islamism. And since we the people have just voted to surrender Iraq, he's now going to have to cut a deal just to get this country through the next two years without another 9/11.
We put him in an utterly untenable bargaining position, and now you expect him to perform miracles.
God, I hate this defeatist attitude I am seeing on FR....
ME TOO!
What color is the sky in your wierd world?
Fer goodness sakes
He saved a bunch of money on his car insurance by switching to GEICO.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Bush spinelessness is strong with the young one. The Rumsfeld move reinforced that yet again. He just doesn't get it - conservatives will not come out to vote for Democrat lite.
There are plenty of people who donate to FR who disagree with your views. You may think of them as losers, but to claim they don't contribute financially is absurd.
You think this is hard-- try being a soldier or the father or mother of a soldier and having to watch this pathetic whining and wondering if even the sane Americans are still on the side of the Commander in Chief.
Ya'll vent all you want-- the enemies (internal and external) are all listening and laughing at you...
I understand your political disappointment on this, but some have reasoned that had Bush jettisoned Rummy b4 the election, the hemorrage of conservatives could have been significant.
My own view is that Bush waited until after the election because he believed that Rumsfeld's resignation prior to the election would have accelerated risk to the well-being of our troops in Iraq. He sacrificed political expediency for the safety of our military, something Clinton would have never done.
Does anyone know where to get the on line streaming of this presser/announcement, for us cubicle bound?
Hail the global caliphate, brought to you by the same spiteful, disloyal back-stabbers who brought you Ho Chi Minh City and Pol Pot--the American electorate.
I voted straight R, trying to do my part to save the House and Senate. I did not agree with "sending a message".I am horrified by democrat control, because things will rapidly move downhill.
HAVING SAID THAT: The President, along with the Republican House and Senate were blindsided because those who worked on their campaigns and gave hard earned dollars to their campaigns and had faith in the conservative messages put forth, were all but ignored when it came to the Domestic issues they found important.
What do you do? Withholding money from their campaigns in protest was not working - they already had big donors. They never worried that votes may be withheld if they did not pay attention to voters, because we complained but we still stood up for them in 2002, 2004. The Republicans did not have to listen to the people because they had their cake, and were eating it too.
Horrible lesson to learn, but maybe next time they will understand that when you are voted in to speak FOR the people,the people MEAN it!
When the terrorists are blowing up malls and buildings and buses and schools here in the USA, those who voted for democrats and socialists are going to be very sorry - and RINOS who held hands with democrats will learn that lesson right along with everyone else.
/rant
I invite you to visit the lovely places that have the leadership so loved by President Carter
Castro's Cuba
Chavez's Venezuela
Hamas's Palestine
Care to reconsider?
While it's certainly within your right to stop donating, it seems as though you would rather create an echo chamber than a forum for conservative discussion. I don't see that as particularly helpful, and I hope the owner of this site is of a similar mind.
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