Bush Rallies Republican Base Around McCain

Washington Post ^

[bshomoic]

By Peter Baker

Washington Post Staff Writer

Friday, February 8, 2008; 12:58 PM

With the race to succeed him reaching a critical juncture, President Bush this morning began rallying the Republican base around its presumptive nominee, John McCain, and in the process tried to define his own legacy for the general election campaign to come.

In a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Bush offered an implicit endorsement of McCain's bona fides as a true conservative in the face of deep skepticism on the right. Although he did not mention McCain by name, the president said whoever ends up being the Republican nominee will represent conservative values.

[wgflyer]

How about that. I was rallied without even knowing it.

That Bush is amazing.

[TADSLOS]

Yes, but not the conservative base.

[Mamzelle]

Funny, I don’t feel “rallied.” Or even mustered.

[Disturbin]

“Bush offered an implicit endorsement of McCain’s bona fides as a true conservative”

I vaguely recall something about a pot and a kettle .....

[edcoil]

Lets remember the 11 commandment. There is a difference between supporting someone, not supporting them and simply bashing someone running for office.

I think the best approach is to simply ignore all McCain threads, comments and columns.

[pissant]

Of course Bush is going to say that about whoever the nominee is. I’m glad he did not say it was McCain though.

[Disturbin]

Bush RalliesTries to Rally Republican Base Around McCain

[BubbaBasher]

Bush offered an implicit endorsement of McCain's bona fides as a true conservative

Two "ho"s calling each other virgins and we're supposed to it? Right.

[Brilliant]

Somewhat humorous that McCain needs Bush to bail him out after all the times he stabbed Bush in the back. Also somewhat humorous that Bush would do it.

I guess it’s the Bush loyalty again. He’s loyal even to those who stab him in the back over and over.

[cripplecreek]

That’s funny I don’t feel rallied.

[BubbaBasher]

supposed to believe it

[BARLF]

BubbaBasher????????????????Really?

[Biblebelter]

I missed the rally, what language was it in?

[Red Badger]

Funny, I don’t feel “rallied.” Or even mustered.

However I do feel a-mayonaised.......

[Ghengis]

Funny, I don’t feel “rallied.” Or even mustered.

Myself, I feel a lot of mustard the last couple of days.

[LegendHasIt]

Jorge Amnistía Arbusto rallies the ‘base’ for Juan Queeg McAmnesty.

No big surprise there.

[MNJohnnie]

Oh crap.

[Brett66]

Probably Spanish.

[TCats]

The title is a joke. Like Father like Son, W and his failures are a big part of the fact that we’re likely to get Clinton II.