Republican Douglas Forrester, who lost by a wide margin to Sen. Jon Corzine in the race for governor in New Jersey, says President Bush’s unpopularity is largely to blame for his defeat.
But conservative icon Richard Viguerie also blames Bush for Republicans’ troubles in the recent election, saying GOP candidates "paid the price for President Bush’s move to the left exhibited by his expansion of government programs, power and spending at the expense of personal, religious and economic freedom.
"He has not been in sync with conservatives.”
shuamort said:Doug Forrester Blames Bush for N.J. Gov. Loss (Article from Newsmax.com)
Et tu Brute? Are these just sole republicans or is this a growing din of dissatisfaction within the party towards the administration?
shuamort said:Doug Forrester Blames Bush for N.J. Gov. Loss (Article from Newsmax.com)
Et tu Brute? Are these just sole republicans or is this a growing din of dissatisfaction within the party towards the administration?
danarhea said:Bushnevik parasites
shuamort said:Doug Forrester Blames Bush for N.J. Gov. Loss (Article from Newsmax.com)
Et tu Brute? Are these just sole republicans or is this a growing din of dissatisfaction within the party towards the administration?
Yes, I remember that quote. Post the rest of it.shuamort said:In a speech in Philadelphia, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., criticized how the war has been presented to Americans — both by the media and the White House. Afterward, Santorum said the war has been “less than optimal” and “maybe some blame could be laid” at the White House. “Certainly, mistakes were made,” Santorum said.
That's all that the Marine Corps Times article had.KCConservative said:Yes, I remember that quote. Post the rest of it.
shuamort said:In a speech in Philadelphia, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., criticized how the war has been presented to Americans — both by the media and the White House. Afterward, Santorum said the war has been “less than optimal” and “maybe some blame could be laid” at the White House. “Certainly, mistakes were made,” Santorum said.
As long as Bush's approval rating stays as low as it is or drops even further, the Repubublican party will continue to suffer. I don't know that Forrester's loss can be completely blamed on Bush, but I have no doubt the loss can be partially blamed on the current administration.TimmyBoy said:I think that since other republicans in the House of Representatives are not doing their job to oppose Bush on his efforts to allow torture by the CIA, then it is only logical to punish other republicans until they get the message that they need to start supporting legislation that is morally sound.
Well, he's trying different things now, like this:Deegan said:Oh, you are going to see a whole lot of this, especially the closer we get to 06, many are refusing to go down with the ship. The war has been costly, in lives, and dollars, but these folks made the decision to go, I don't see how you rationalize jumping ship now?
Rick should have watched his religious ramblings a little more closely, then maybe he would not be in such hot water in his state.:roll:
Santorum: Don't put intelligent design in classroom
U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said Saturday that he doesn't believe that intelligent design belongs in the science classroom.
Santorum's comments to The Times are a shift from his position of several years ago, when he wrote in a Washington Times editorial that intelligent design is a "legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in the classroom."
shuamort said:Well, he's trying different things now, like this:
Deegan said:Oh, you are going to see a whole lot of this, especially the closer we get to 06, many are refusing to go down with the ship. The war has been costly, in lives, and dollars, but these folks made the decision to go, I don't see how you rationalize jumping ship now?
Rick should have watched his religious ramblings a little more closely, then maybe he would not be in such hot water in his state.:roll:
danarhea said:It shows that the party is waking up, and realizing it has been duped. You are now witnessing the beginning of the end for the Bushnevik parasites who hijacked the party, and also the beginning of a return to the Conservative roots that characterized the GOP in the days before the great schism which occurred during the Reagan administration. The Republican party is about to become much better, and not too soon. If the Neocons are gone by 2008, I will probably be coming home.
Definition: Schism - A great song by Tool.
"I know the pieces fit."
danarhea said:Actually, I am kind of split on whether we should stay in Iraq. The best argument from either side is going to convince me on this, so take your best shot and convince me. At any rate, those who got us over there, and I dont mean just Bush, but the Democrats too, need to be held accountable.
Note: Only 2 weeks to go to fulfill the terms of my bet with you. The butthead sig is not so bad, but that damn White Sox avatar is killing me. LOL.
ShullsM said:As long as Bush's approval rating stays as low as it is or drops even further, the Repubublican party will continue to suffer. I don't know that Forrester's loss can be completely blamed on Bush, but I have no doubt the loss can be partially blamed on the current administration.
It's interesting how people like Santorum are distancing themselves from the situation. I don't know that that strategy will help him in his Senate race coming up.
Deegan said:Only two weeks left, aww man, I was really getting used to it.
No, trust me, the Sox thing is killing me as well, I have never seen so many Sox fans in my life around here. You never saw Sox hats and shirts downtown here, now everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, it's disgusting.
As for the troops, I really do think they will be coming home soon, if these Iraqi's are not trained by now, or at least enough trained to train others, I don't know if they will ever be ready. I have heard this talk from those in-charge in Iraq, and that is becoming a campaign issue there for Iraqi's running for seats.
TimmyBoy said:I have usually been a loyal Republican party voter. And generally speaking both the democrats and republicans are crooks. I generally view most (not all) as crooks trying to get over on the American people any which way they can and line their own pockets with money and seeking any way they can to get more power at the expense of everybody else. But generally I voted Republican because they were anti-abortion (though I disagree with their pro-death penalty stance) and usually were able to make decisive decisions. However, after seeing that Cheny would not exempt a ban on torture for the CIA, then I have decided that I will start voting against republican candidates in most elections. The reason I plan to do this is to punish all republicans so that perhaps they will start pressuring Bush to move in the right direction rather than supporting or allowing him to continue in the wrong direction. Republicans in both houses can easily agree to pass a ban on torture and over-ride any veto threat from Bush and because they are failing to do so, deserve punishment for their failures to pass the ban. I was opposed to the Iraq War long before the invasion started, but voted for Bush anyway in the second election because I felt the alternative was worse. At least with Bush, he stands by the decisions he makes and I feel that Kerry is indecisive. But allowing a CIA exemption so that they may torture is unacceptable so now I will vote in a manner that punishes republicans to rachet up pressure on them and Bush.
danarhea said:Hmmmm, maybe we can change the terms of the bet then. I wouldnt mind having a Cubs avatar for the last 2 weeks, not that I like the Cubs, but that I dislike the White Sox. LOL. It wouldnt be that bad. After all, I can reflect that the Astros did beat the Cubs out for that wild card spot. Hehe.
ShullsM said:As long as Bush's approval rating stays as low as it is or drops even further, the Repubublican party will continue to suffer. I don't know that Forrester's loss can be completely blamed on Bush, but I have no doubt the loss can be partially blamed on the current administration.
It's interesting how people like Santorum are distancing themselves from the situation. I don't know that that strategy will help him in his Senate race coming up.
After leading Kaine for most of the past year, Republican Jerry Kilgore has seen his one-time ten-point lead evaporate into what polls now show as a slight deficit. The latest poll numbers show Kaine with a three-to-five-point advantage. If Kilgore has slipped in the race as the polls indicate, is it because of President Bush’s nagging unpopularity, or mistakes made by the Kilgore campaign? Kilgore staffers are already starting to blame the president in advance of a possible defeat. “If Kilgore loses, his staff will blame Bush. They’re openly saying Bush has been a seven-point negative for their campaign,” a source close to the campaign said last night. He added, “And if he wins, Bush gets the credit.”
Deegan said:No, the Sox avatar is fine, I don't want you jinxing my Cubbies!:lol:
For Santorum, this is the best thing he can probably do, ineffective maybe. But the obvious question is what does it say about his previous backing of a president such as Bush? What does this tell his base in PA? I may be wrong, but at this point I can't see Bush's approval rising to where Santorum would cross back over and I certainly don't see the the ratio of Casey's poll numbers changing.debate_junkie said:If Bush's poll numbers were high, Santorum wouldn't be distancing himself from anything. He's fighting for his own neck, as Bob Casey Jr. is whipping his ass in prelim polls. For the first time, Santorum is running scared. This is desperation. He doesn't disbelieve in the Bush administration, but he knows having Bush at his side will only speed up the inevitable... his being unemployed at the beginning of '07.
ShullsM said:For Santorum, this is the best thing he can probably do, ineffective maybe. But the obvious question is what does it say about his previous backing of a president such as Bush? What does this tell his base in PA? I may be wrong, but at this point I can't see Bush's approval rising to where Santorum would cross back over and I certainly don't see the the ratio of Casey's poll numbers changing.
Which is the danger of being an opportunist, I suppose. You break away from your base as well. Did he not understand that this might happen and that he would essentially be screwed?debate_junkie said:It tells those of us in his base, what we've already known, he's an opportunist. But it isn't only Bush he is distancing himself from. He's distanced himself from his base up here, the citizenry who voted for him, and that is also coming to roost. Santorum saw the point the voters made with Justice Nigro, and now he sees that he being a Republican, even in the reddest of counties, isn't going to be enough to keep his seat, where he's usually cruised to lofty vote totals. The sleeping giant is awake, to quote a local talk radio show host, and for that I am as excited as ever about the next election.
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