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George Will's advice to GOP: Blame Bush, not Obama (Video)
Daily Caller ^ | January 8, 2012 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 01/08/2012 12:38:39 PM PST by Rufus2007

The Iowa Republican caucuses turnout numbers were slightly higher in 2012 than they were in 2008. However, without a Democratic presidential caucus to compete with, some are asking why the turnout numbers weren’t significantly higher. The suggestion is that the enthusiasm for the field is lacking.

That could be a problem, according to Washington Post columnist George Will. On Sunday’s “This Week,” Will chalked that deficiency up to the tea party not being passionate about Republican politics.

“That’s right, because Iowa is on everyone’s list of 12 to 14 swing states that you have to carry to win the presidency, the Republicans should be alarmed at the — I want to call it depression, but the absence of passion,” Will said. “We all know that the passion and the Republican Party is in the tea party — the tea party just isn’t an important part of the Republican base, it is the base at this point. And there is no one on the stage … the fact is, someone has to find the voice of the tea party.”

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To: Rufus2007

Bush is not blameless, but Obama compounded the problems many times over.


21 posted on 01/08/2012 2:03:14 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens collect welfare checks that Americans won't collect)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’m with you. I like your strategy.


22 posted on 01/08/2012 2:08:12 PM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Rufus2007

George Will is not a conservative will have to just push him aside.


23 posted on 01/08/2012 2:14:41 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Rufus2007

Skilled writers are always tempted to think of themselves as coracles of great wisdom. George is one of them. I have enjoyed his writing, but am frequently dismayed by his ever more frequent flights of megalomanic posturing.


24 posted on 01/08/2012 2:22:03 PM PST by cookcounty (Newt 2012: ---> Because he got it DONE.)
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To: ngat
Ok, moving beyond the obligatory anti-George Will comments, what is wrong with what he pointed out?

Nothing. There usually isn't. I think Pavlov came closest to explaining it.

25 posted on 01/08/2012 2:57:37 PM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.)
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To: Rufus2007

And the way you start that is by saying, what got us into trouble isn’t Barack Obama

How much do you think he got to shovel that? I’m trying to wrap my head around siding with Obama that he is not to blame (even partially) for this mess we’re in and that this will somehow help Republicans? I just can’t....


26 posted on 01/08/2012 3:06:38 PM PST by marstegreg
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To: Vendome
From Wikipedia

Will said in a Colbert Report interview that he is agnostic


27 posted on 01/08/2012 3:22:43 PM PST by MamaDearest
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To: Rufus2007

Obamalamadingdong kept crying about what he inherited from Bush. Yeah, 4.5 unemployment and 1.4 trillion debt. His Hopey Changey changed all that.


28 posted on 01/08/2012 3:43:43 PM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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To: Rufus2007

Will, who supports mittens, thinks it’s good for the GOP to go after Bush? Bush and mittens are both big government establishment rinos, so I don’t get it. What’s the difference?


29 posted on 01/08/2012 4:16:09 PM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est; zero sera dans l'enfer bientot.)
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To: leapfrog0202



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30 posted on 01/08/2012 4:23:06 PM PST by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: MamaDearest

I don’t care..... LOL


31 posted on 01/09/2012 10:56:44 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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