03-23-2005, 10:56 PM
Galt I respect the moral issue. I am a Christian albeit one with serious doubts over the last several years. I do find significant contradictions with this administrations view over the sanctity of life today as it is compared to it's previous track record. But there is no doubt those issues are along political lines and neither side of the aisle is going to easily change their view.
And before you get all righteous about the great Republican presidential candidates available, who is getting elected next? The republicans are planning to replace Cheney just so they can raise the visibility of the next party leader. The original plan was to replace him with Gulliani but that has been blowing up in their face. They are seriously trying to find ways to elevate Rice. That's how desperate they are. The last person they want to win from their party is the only one that probably will win the next nomination and that is McCain. McCain is to close to center for the party’s tastes.
Bush did not get re-elected because he was a good President or that people trust him. On the eve of the election just under 60% of the American public felt Bush was leading the country down the wrong path. That sits at 68% today. The number one reason Bush was re-elected was that Americans felt we had a better chance to be free from another terrorist act with Bush vs. Kerry. That is the fact. All of the other reasons you hear are simply spin.
If the US is attacked again during Bush's watch, no republican on earth will win in 08. The Republicans are dead worried about who will run in 08. They really would like to change the constitution to see Arnold run but they know it won't happen. The Dem’s will have much more appealing candidates in 08 (not Feingold).
Galt, you probably more than most knows that the Dem's had no expectation during the campaign season to beat Bush. When you know that you stand little to no chance to beat an incumbent, you sacrifice a lamb. Think about it, did the Republicans really believe that Dole was going to beat Clinton? Of course not. But they backed Dole and Dole entered the race knowing his job was to take one for the party. The shocker in 04 was at the last minute the Dem's realized Bush could be had. By then it was to late to rally an effective campaign to get the job done. Why do you think Clinton hit the campaign trail when he wasn't fully recovered? The Dem's were scrambling to endorse a man they never thought could win.
And before you get all righteous about the great Republican presidential candidates available, who is getting elected next? The republicans are planning to replace Cheney just so they can raise the visibility of the next party leader. The original plan was to replace him with Gulliani but that has been blowing up in their face. They are seriously trying to find ways to elevate Rice. That's how desperate they are. The last person they want to win from their party is the only one that probably will win the next nomination and that is McCain. McCain is to close to center for the party’s tastes.
Bush did not get re-elected because he was a good President or that people trust him. On the eve of the election just under 60% of the American public felt Bush was leading the country down the wrong path. That sits at 68% today. The number one reason Bush was re-elected was that Americans felt we had a better chance to be free from another terrorist act with Bush vs. Kerry. That is the fact. All of the other reasons you hear are simply spin.
If the US is attacked again during Bush's watch, no republican on earth will win in 08. The Republicans are dead worried about who will run in 08. They really would like to change the constitution to see Arnold run but they know it won't happen. The Dem’s will have much more appealing candidates in 08 (not Feingold).
Galt, you probably more than most knows that the Dem's had no expectation during the campaign season to beat Bush. When you know that you stand little to no chance to beat an incumbent, you sacrifice a lamb. Think about it, did the Republicans really believe that Dole was going to beat Clinton? Of course not. But they backed Dole and Dole entered the race knowing his job was to take one for the party. The shocker in 04 was at the last minute the Dem's realized Bush could be had. By then it was to late to rally an effective campaign to get the job done. Why do you think Clinton hit the campaign trail when he wasn't fully recovered? The Dem's were scrambling to endorse a man they never thought could win.
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