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txprog (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:52 AM Original message |
Would we want McCain to fail? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. No, I didn't want Bush to fail, but I knew he would. |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Same here |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Exactly!! he never had a chance of being successful but |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. When Bush was elected |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. I had to chuckle when I read the OP...McCain did fail.... |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. As much as I hated bush when the election was stolen, I did not |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. in this economy? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have always tried to want a good economy. |
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Dying Eagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. I wouldn't have wanted McCain to fail, but |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. McCain's message was "Let's continue to FAIL"... |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. I must admit, I had those thoughts about the war |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. It depends on what you mean by "fail." |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Good distinction - example - he failed in his goal to privatize Social Security |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
53. Right - no one wants the economy to be in recession or to be mired in wars |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wanting the economy to fail is a luxury I can't afford. n/t |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. No, I'm not so self-loathing as to wish destruction upon myself or |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
56. Did "We" Really Have Any Influence on Bush Failure |
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CitizenPatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. being the self-sustaining republican that he is |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. No - I don't want my friends and family to lose their jobs, houses, and savings |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. No, I would want him to be a good President |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. Are you freaking kidding me with this OP? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. I wanted Bush to fail---FAIL at GETTING HIS WAY in INVADING AT ALL. |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
65. Yes, but that is very different from the OP |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. No One Knew Just How Much |
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DoctorMyEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. Are you kidding??? |
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txprog (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Give this some more thought |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. No, we would just know that it would be a disaster for the US |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. I really really disagree - I never wanted Bush to fail on the economy or Iraq |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. This OP is disgusting. n/t |
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alwysdrunk (908 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Extremely. |
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JayMusgrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. This thread question is very insightful. |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. why would you want the president of your country to fail? this makes no sense. I knew Bush would |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. If the President had GOD-AWFUL POLICIES, why would you want them to "succeed"?? |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I don't think that's what the OP meant. Of course I didn't want Bush's awful policies to go through |
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txprog (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Of course..... |
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txprog (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. That's the whole point.... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. The timeline is key |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. If it came down to: |
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FudaFuda (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
25. The president is not the equivalent of the nation |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yes, considering what his likely decisions would have been. I would want no-capital-gains-tax to |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. It's "root" not "route" and NO! I don't want ANY President to fail....look at what happens when |
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txprog (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. Yes, "root"... |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Huh? Starting WWIII would be a failure, not a sucess. |
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txprog (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. No game at all |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. No, I don't want a depression |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. Would there be a choice? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
36. You'd have one or two idiots saying that here. |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. No. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. You wanted the economy to go into a recession? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. No I would not and I did not want Bush to fail ever.I wanted America to wake |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
44. We wouldn't have a choice |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. He would have done it anyway. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
50. NO! Because if when the President fails, the country fails. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
51. Want him to fail? No. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
52. My answer would be yes. Because Repukes and Democrats have.. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
54. I hated being so right about Bush... |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
55. No, I wouldn't want the US to become a 3rd world country (BUSH FAILED) |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
57. no, wed EXPECT him to fail... not hope and wish it. n/t |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
58. Why bother, he's done that already! |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
59. wishing a president to fail is horrible. I never WISHED failure on Bush |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
60. Whatever is best for the country. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
61. I'd have wanted McCain to fail in... |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
63. I would have been praying for McCain every day and I'm agnostic |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
64. Of course not,but he would have |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
66. No. I fricken live here. You don't shit where you eat. |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Amen. n/t |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
68. Not if he was trying to do something |
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camera obscura (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
69. No. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 04:42 AM Response to Original message |
70. I didn't want Bush to fail |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
71. I never wanted Bush to fail...I hoped I would be proven wrong. |
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