Will George W Bush really suffer his father's fate?

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | April 20, 2003 | Julian Coman

[toothless]

" You'd deny Bush your vote because you can't get
a machine gun to kill deer and call it sport? Mercy."

fyi, dont open your trap if you don't even know what the law is.

go back to DU, troll.

[Godebert]

You'd deny Bush your vote because you can't get a machine gun to kill deer and call it sport? Mercy.

The 2nd Amendment isn't about sport.

[sinkspur]

Many on this forum seem to think it's necessary to give up our liberties to fight terrorism. I do not.

What liberties have you, yourself, been forced to give up to fight terrorism?

[Godebert]

It would be nice if the single issue gun nuts would keep their posts on the thousands of threads already dedicated to threatening not to vote for Bush because of the AWB.

Since when is defending the Constitution on a CONSERVATIVE political forum considered "nuts"?

[JustPiper]

I love your finds Ivan ;)

Carpentry, ah. My hubby first began school back in 1987. Then the recession hit, top that with Chicago weather. Now he finally became a journeyman, excellent money, then what happens again, wintertime, again. He is had 4 career changes since 88' and canot earn much and we are in a big city!

[KellyAdmirer]

Flukes like 1992 do not repeat. My favorite example is the 1973-1974 Mets. In 1974 in mid-summer, the Mets were about a dozen games back and looked dead. Suddenly, they put on a closing run and finished first by the skin of their teeth. The following year, same time at mid-summer, the Mets were about a dozen games back, looked dead, but people were going, "Well, time for them to do it again." They finished in last place.

The Democrats counting on winning in 2004 just because they won in 1992 are most likely to be, as Daschle would put it, deeply saddened.

[AAABEST]

He was KIDDING guys!

[gcruse]

Me so not.

[Drew68]

It doesn't trump liberty. Bush may find that out if he signs the so-called "Assault" Weapons ban.

Bush will lose more votes from "Soccer Moms" if he vetoes the ban than he will lose from gun owners if he signs it. It is a lose/lose situation for Bush

Best that the bill never sees his desk (which is what I am sure Bush is hoping for).

[Godebert]

You're going to find out that, even with an AWB, most Republicans will support Bush, and he will pick up support from the independents.

We'll see.

[giotto]

Two words...ROSS PEROT.

Amazing that the article never mentions the one thing which delivered our country into Clinton's filthy hands. Despite what the media kept insisting, Perot's support was stolen from Bush. Without the little egomaniac running, Bush would have won easily.

[Joe Hadenuf]

It doesn't trump liberty. Bush may find that out if he signs the so-called "Assault" Weapons ban.

Excellent point!

[gcruse]

Perot's support was stolen from Bush.

Well, he sure got mine, and lots of my friend's too.

[AAABEST]

It would be nice if the single issue gun nuts would keep their posts on the thousands of threads already dedicated to threatening not to vote for Bush because of the AWB.

Tough. You, your newbie neo-pals, GWB and yellow-boy Karl Rove should hear it not only "ad nauseum" but until you puke all over yourselves, or maybe even choke on your puke.

We'll post it wherever we like. If that bothers you go back into whatever hole you crawled out of where second amendment people are called "gun nuts".

[Proud2BAmerican]

It would be nice if the single issue gun nuts would keep their posts on the thousands of threads already dedicated to threatening not to vote for Bush because of the AWB.

Yeah, same goes for the single-issue abortion opponents, and the single-issue illegal immigration opponents, and the single-issue advocates of a smaller federal government, and the...wait...tell me why GWB is a conservative again?

[uncbob]

...I still recall telling my sweet wife when we first saw Clinton..."this hick jerk hasn't got a chance".

Clinton got the same % of the votes that Mondale--Carter--Ducakis--got in their landslide DEFEATS

Perot was the reason in 92

[rface]

now, I remember back then.....and I remember my comments about Old Man Bush. I also remember my theories about that election.

Old Man Bush did have the country behind him after the Gulf War, but when election/campaign time came rolling around I had the sense the Old Man Bush just didn't want to be President again. He didn't have his heart in the campaign. HIS lack of enthusiasm translated ito a lack of enthusiasm for the GOP: for his campaign workers and for his constituents. I think Old Man Bush was just Burned Out. He was VP under Reagan for two terms and he was the Big Cheese for one term.

I know the mantra was, "Its The Economy Stupid!", and maybe I am mis-remembering but the economy isn't why I thought he lost in '92. I thought it was because Perot excited a big chunk of the electorate, and Old Man Bush just bored the crowd, and Clinton won with his wanker staying out-of-sight.

I voted for Perot because Old Man Bush didn't want to be president - Perhaps Old Man Bush did lose because of the economy, but I am not convinced (although Perot did pound on Bush because of the deficits)

Its interesting for me to remember that Newt and the GOP back then co-opted Perot's list of priorities and relabeled them as the "Contract with America". I may not know the whole story, but I like the "Little General" more than I like Bush 41.

I don't think W. will let the "Economy" be his downfall....and now its the 'RATs who have to worry about a 3rd party spoiler. The 'RATs are split right now - and if they're licking their chops anticipating the self-distruction of this President Bush, then they will find that they have ignored the signs that foreshadow their own defeat in 2004.....(watch Rev. Al Sharpton)

[gcruse]

wait...tell me why GWB is a conservative again?

Because he pro-Tenth Amendment, for small government, and against deficit spending?

Bwahahahahaahahah!!!!

[Professional]

People so conveniently forget to mention the Ross Perot factor of the 92 election. Unless someone siphons off about 10-12% of GW"s vote, he shouldn't have a problem, especially with the bozos the dems are running. We can all thank, and I'm serious, Buchanan, for defunding the Reform party. Now, be a good soldier and give some money to the Greenies. A little Ralph Nader doesn't hurt OUR cause...

[gcruse]

I know the mantra was, "Its The Economy Stupid!", and maybe I am mis-remembering but the economy isn't why I thought he lost in '92

Well, the joke going around was that we were
in an  L-shaped recovery, if that tells you anything.