Bush promises to restore party potency in two years

The Washington Times ^ | 16 Mar 2007 | Joseph Curl

[seanmerc]

President Bush, standing in front of a banner that read "Rebuilding Our Republican Majority" and flanked by two giant puzzle pieces, last night pledged to House Republicans that the GOP will retake both congressional chambers and "hold the White House in 2008." Attending the first National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington since the party lost control of the House and the Senate in November, the president fed hundreds of Republican lawmakers red meat, lambasted Democrats for trying to "micromanage" the war in Iraq and vowed to continue to appoint conservative judges. "We've got a strong record to run on," Mr. Bush said as members of Congress dined on beef tenderloin and jumbo shrimp. "The key is to learn from every election and to come back stronger. And with your help, that's exactly what we're going to do in 2008." Looking fresh after a five-country trip south of the border, the president reviewed Republican accomplishments during his administration: the largest tax cuts since Ronald Reagan, a booming economy that has created 7.5 million jobs in less than four years, and a newly revamped education system in which "minority students are beginning to close the achievement gap." "Ours is an optimistic agenda and ours is a realistic agenda. And by pushing good ideas and standing strong for what's right, I believe that we can retake the Senate and the House and hold the White House in 2008," Mr. Bush said to cheers from the party faithful. More than 1,200 people attended the annual Washington Hilton dinner, which raised more $6.2 million for congressional candidates. The president was greeted by a lengthy and hearty applause, a far cry from what he got in South America and Mexico.

[PhilDragoo]

Of course we are being preemptive, and occupying the enemy's resources on his turf, not ours.

We are attempting to provide political democracy and economic opportunity for those who would otherwise have too much poor quality time to crystalize bitterness against us the Great Satan.

The best aspect may be the strategic: our positions in Iraq and Afghanistan flank Iran, putting us in position to move on the premier state sponsor of terrorism.

The major problem in Iraq has been the constriction of rules of engagement, the overzealousness of incompetent and arrogant NCIS investigators, the treason media, the treason party (e.g. Turban Durbin) joined on such nonissues as abu Ghraib by John Oh-the-torture McCain.

We are only now kicking ass wholesale, and may the success ramp up as the "insurgent" bodies pile up.

While Mark Steyn writes America Alone, it's good to know, "One riot, one Ranger."

I am convinced Tehran's Monkey Boy's term will be shorter than that of our 43d president.

[Borian]

I'm sick of it. The republicans actually lost my vote. I couldn't vote democrat or socialist or whatever they call themselves this week.

From here on out, it's going to be constitution or libertarian. And no, it's not a wasted vote. The numbers will increase over the decades until hopefully, all the socialist are flushed from government.

[SevenMinusOne]

Of course we are being preemptive, and occupying the enemy's resources on his turf, not ours. We are attempting to provide political democracy and economic opportunity for those who would otherwise have too much poor quality time to crystalize bitterness against us the Great Satan.

The best aspect may be the strategic: our positions in Iraq and Afghanistan flank Iran, putting us in position to move on the premier state sponsor of terrorism.

The major problem in Iraq has been the constriction of rules of engagement, the overzealousness of incompetent and arrogant NCIS investigators, the treason media, the treason party (e.g. Turban Durbin) joined on such nonissues as abu Ghraib by John Oh-the-torture McCain.

We are only now kicking ass wholesale, and may the success ramp up as the "insurgent" bodies pile up.

Agree with most of all your post above - Outside of the notion that only now are we starting to to kick as$ wholesale.

That ain't true by a long shot. We've been systematically and deliberately destroying AQ, their mimics and others that wish us harm 24/7 over the past 5 years.....That includes inside of Iraq...

[ken21]

b.s.

[baubau]

You can't fix the problem with the same mind that created it.

[hosepipe]

The republican party has found its major problem and he looks a lot like Madd Magazines Alfred E. Neuman..