Quack Quack
If it looks like a duck, and it sounds like a duck…
The New York Times writes this morning that conservatives are trying to walk a fine line between supporting and distancing themselves from President Bush:
There is little question that the winds of discontent are stirring among Republicans on Capitol Hill over the direction of the Iraq war. A majority, of course, continued to support President Bush with their votes this week during the latest Iraq debate. But several Republicans no longer whisper, or walk away, when asked about their skepticism.
One of those conservative trying to strike this delicate balance is Sen. John Sununu (R-NH). “Sununu has faced criticism for his stance on Iraq, with critics charging he is too close to President Bush on war policy.” This week, he voted to filibuster the Levin-Reed amendment.
Sometimes it feels so good to just be, well, right.
Still, can you say ”Senator Shaheen” boys and girls? I knew you could.
Dave the Sage
DFV the Scribe
Andre the Defiant
Wes
pg - your humble messenger
hairybeast
Drowning Creek
Mo K.
Go ahead and keep ignoring what those on the ground and in the know are saying now that all 158,000 troops are in place if it makes you feel better.
That Sununu is worried about his stance because he may lose his Senate seat says absolutely nothing about the war effort and everything about the political effort. And that people will change their stance based on political winds is exactly who I wouldn’t want in office (and it is the type of people supported by Andre). I wish Andre understood that tough decisions aren’t always made by straw polls and town meetings in New Hampshire and they aren’t always made with a guarantee for the immediate gratification of the masses. Sticking your finger in your mouth and holding it into the wind is no way to run a country. This is why the Senate is the joke that it is.
E the Wise
July 22, 2007 at 9:17 am
The damp finger in the wind was the Bill Clinton method of policy making. (As Andre so bitterly commemorates with every DOMA complaint).
So how does that policy of decision making jibe with his “feels so good to be right” statement?
I don’t know either.
Dave the Infidel Sage
July 22, 2007 at 11:34 am
Go ahead and keep ignoring what those on the ground and in the know are saying now that all 158,000 troops are in place if it makes you feel better.
Fun fact- nearly 50% of military donations to presidential candidates have gone to…
Wait for it…
Ron Paul.
I think they do get it, E.
Andre the Defiant
July 22, 2007 at 4:03 pm
So how does that policy of decision making jibe with his “feels so good to be right” statement?
Uh, no, if you’ll recall I was in the very small minority who opposed this nonsense from the beginning. I actually moved left after the war drums started being beaten by people like you. And the Dems got massacred that year. That’s not exactly governing by polls.
But Clinton’s still a fucknugget for signing DOMA (and then bragging about it).
Andre the Defiant
July 22, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Yeah Andre, that 24,965 dollars raised for the quarter by Ron Paul sure amounts to a huge groundswell of military support for his candidacy. McCain’s total was 17,475. Not a lot of military donations for either of them in my estimation. If your take out the veteran’s contributions the totals look like this Paul 19890 McCain 16665 . Hard to draw any conclusions from those totals.
gurusteve
July 22, 2007 at 6:03 pm
When you have people giving 20 bucks at a time… yeah.
Andre the Defiant
July 22, 2007 at 10:19 pm
if giving 20 bucks at a time, that is 1250 people.
If giving 100 bucks at a time that is 250 people.
Watch out momentum.
gurusteve
July 22, 2007 at 10:37 pm
If 1250 military guys agree on something…
Andre the Defiant
July 22, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Yeah, you are probably right on that point.
gurusteve
July 22, 2007 at 10:56 pm