Bush on Elections: Republicans Will Win

[fencesitter]

WASHINGTON - President Bush predicted on Wednesday that Republicans will maintain majority control of the House and Senate this November despite polls showing voters favor putting Democrats in charge.
"I believe we're going to hold the House and the Senate because our philosophy is one that is forward-looking and optimistic and has worked," Bush told reporters at a White House news conference.

Last week, the Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that only 24 percent of those surveyed approve of the way the Republican-controlled Congress is doing its job. Fifty-two percent said they want Democrats to capture control of Congress in November, about the same as last month's survey.

Bush said that in 2004 he faced questions on whether he could win re-election despite unfavorable numbers. This year, he contended, is no different.

"The elections are a long way off," the president said nearly five months out. "What's going to matter is who's got the plan that will enable us to succeed in Iraq and keep the economy growing."

He criticized some in the Democratic Party for calling for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and offered his oft-repeated line that Democrats want to raise taxes.


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[maxsolomon]

1. they have a PHILOSOPHY?

i didn't know that endless warfare was 'forward looking & optimistic'.

[saigon68]

8. He is a Vapid Chimpanzee

[AndyTiedye]

26. That Is Really Unfair. Chimps are Peaceful & Intelligent. ** is Neither

No chimpanzee would engage in an unprovoked war of aggression.

[saigon68]

33. I've heard they are capable of Murder

The Vapid one is a Murderer and war criminal

[Amonester]

21. It i$. For the BFEE and it$ havemore$, it i$.

For the BU$H FAMILY EVIL EMPIRE:

forward looking = Jeb** (next totalitarian de$pot for 8 years?)
optimistic = knowing in advance he can commit whatever crime he wants and NOBODY will ever do ANYTHING against him. :grr:

[xxqqqzme]

43. optomistic=knowing the machines are in

full working order - they've tested them over the last 3 elections.

[Demeter]

28. The Philosophy is Endless Looting

the Endless War is just the Means to the End.

[katinmn]

2. LOL. "Dems want to raise taxes!" This SOB has put us trillions in debt

that will take generations to recover from.

[Initech]

12. That's been the typical Bush / Reagan strategy since 1980

Just boil elections down to a worship of money and you'll win every single time. Of course, that didnt work for Poppy Bush, so you never know!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. That's their philosophy...thugs drown everybody with debt

then whine about the Dems paying it off. Assholes.

[Lasher]

3. If they do keep control Congress they'll gut Social Security

So in that case I guess Chimpy is right to say they are forward looking.

[KingFlorez]

4. 5 months is not a long way off

Half the reason I want Democrats to win is so Bush will be embarrsed and Freepers will go insane

[AndyA]

5. Bush knows that it doesn't really matter what Americans think or want.

They've got everything taken care of. The voting machines will do what they've been designed to do, and the American voters can just go stuff themselves if they don't like it.

Democracy is being shoved down our throats whether we like it or not.

Any man who can look another man in the eye, shake his hand, and smile nicely for the cameras while saying, "Who gives a fuck what you think. No one cares what you think" is evil.

This was repeated to me as a true story. The woman standing next to the man asked him if she heard what she thought she heard. She did.

Stunning example of a conservative, Christian man who is doing the right thing for all Americans, eh?

[Virginia Dare]

10. Which man said it?...n/t

[AndyA]

17. El Presidente himself. n/m

[Virginia Dare]

22. No shit?

someone you know actually overheard him say he doesn't give a fuck about anybody, in front of a group of people? That's amazing. Why the hell does the press cover for this asshole? There has to be some heavy handed initimidation tactics going on here.

[AndyA]

24. No shit. The press was close enough to photograph, but not hear what was

being said. From the looks of things, Bush was having a pleasant conversation with an American citizen.

A report of this was circulated around the internet earlier this year. It wouldn't be to Bush's advantage, so the media doesn't cover it.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Worked!?! Worked for WHO!?!!

:banghead:

[Roland99]

7. He forgot this at the end of that sentence >>>>

and because my good donor friends at Diebold, ES&S, and Seqouia have assured me we will win.

[fencesitter]

9. So, bankrupt the treasury with a contrived war..

then cut the taxes of the wealthy leaving the rest of us to pay for the war. By not extending "temporary" tax cuts, Democrats will therefore be "raising" taxes. I saw this obvious spin 6 years ago.

[BeFree]

15. Maybe Dems need to say:

It is the only plan to keep the economy going. Really, we have no other choice. We have to keep borrowing money at the rate we are spending it.

Who's gonna argue that?

[BeatleBoot]

11. "War" is "Optimistic" ?????

What a fuckin' retard.

[strizi64]

25. "War is Peace.

Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength." ....... by the book. And if you still use that Diebold & ESS-Crap he could be right at the end. It's frightening :cry:

[deminks]

13. This is what they did at Camp David last weekend.

It wasn't how to actually win the war, or how to improve anything, only how they can look like they are winning something...anything. Even if they have to just say it. That's why they come out of the weekend with a bang - rover says he is skating, smirky goes to Iraq, ann coulter is innocent of anything and how dare you criticize her, and so on and so on.

[rodeodance]

14. that blasted talking point of Raising Taxes --will get us for sure! I do n

ot know how to counter it when people WANT lower taxes in general.

[w4rma]

31. They actually want to raise taxes on anyone not in the upper upper class.

But they want to lower them on the upper upper class so drastically that taxes, on average, go down.

[rodeodance]

16. ....."What's going to matter is who's got the plan."

....."What's going to matter is who's got the plan that will enable us to succeed in Iraq and keep the economy growing."

[rodeodance]

18. Writers had to work hard to make coherant sentences. I listened to most

of it today. He was worse than ususal for the most his answers (or non answers).

[AzDar]

19. Quoth the Chimpster: DIEBOLD. We need to be ready to take to the streets

this time.

[Ryano42]

20. Consider Gauntlet Thown Down...

Well Whistleass is THE PREDICTOR now...

Let's PROVE HIM WRONG. :kick: :headbang:

[Virginia Dare]

23. Right on...

I'd love to see the Dems take those words and shove them right up his ass this November.

[w4rma]

27. They're going to cheat to try to make up the difference.

Expect long lines at Democratic districts. Expect more confusion at the polling places. Expect flaky e-voting machine fights.

[VegasWolf]

29. "Heh heh! We got Diebold in all the states now! Not gonna worry!" nt

[E-Z-B]

30. Just like how he predicted in 2000 that he'd win Florida?

We all know how that turned out.:mad:

[movonne]

32. They own the voting machines...so he might know better than we do...

[Godspeed_Democrats]

34. Of course they will...

they have control of the voting machines!!

Go figure.

[apple_ridge]

38. And after the election, everyone will say...

Rove is a genius. He understood blah, blah, blah.

[sinkingfeeling]

35. "Forward looking" - ''will be decided by future presidents " (troops

out of Iraq)
"Optimistic" - "The terroists will hit us again." Iran is a threat...ditto North Korea.
"Has Worked" - Name of thing that's worked since Bush took office...national security?, tax cuts for the wealthest 1%? FEMA? What?

[closeupready]

36. He may be right, unfortunately.

Dems have to come up with a real alternative strategy on the biggest issues and soon, or else those disenchanted with Bush's failures are not going to be moved to vote dem. Because I keep hearing pukes say, "I don't want to vote GOP, but dems don't really have a plan." I don't know, maybe it's just a big mind game, but I can't honestly say I know what the dems plan to do, and saying, "well, you haven't looked hard enough for it!" is not constructive response.

There must be a clear, concise, effective, easy-to-remember meme.

[frylock]

37. pnac has too much vested interest to allow fair elections to take place..

hate to say it, but they will win. Again and again and again.

[opihimoimoi]

40. Roughly 1/3 of Americans are Brainwashed, money whores, delusional

etc and they are his base...the rest of America can SEE, SMELL, FEEL... They know BS when it starts to STINK.

Bush is BS all the way to the STY

Arrogance breeds DeLusion, Myopia, Over Confidence, Fantasy, and DISASTER. History is our Sensei.

Bush is repeating History and he don't even know it due to alliteracy...he knows how to read but does so only when he has to...

The ARROGANT MIND is a KILLER for SOCIETY...thus ... The ARROGANT SOCIETY is DOOMED..

Can We Tip The Scales back toward Sanity and Reason? Of Course...all it takes is an understanding of what is best for America and its Citizens/Future. Too many citizens are now aware of Bad Results coming from the direction of the PUB Party...they are gonna vote their best interest...and its not with the PUB Party..

Please read JK Galbraiths THE GOOD SOCIETY

[Rex]

41. Can't lose when there is no exit polling.

At least nothing public.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

42. Of course they will.

Coming in September, the new Diebold t.v. ads:

Too busy to vote? Call Diebold for all your voting needs.

Diebold: We take the 'work' out of voting. Call 1-800-USADEAD.

Too lazy to make a decision? Let Diebold make it for you!

[VegasWolf]

44. Diebold eVoting! No paper trail. No accountability. Republicans win. nt

[struggle4progress]

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