Bush defends terror

September 15, 2006 on 3:12 pm | In Fun Stuff | 3 Comments

It seems Bush has the attitude that it is ok to fight terror with terror. He wants it to be legal to torture terrorists. Nothing like fighting fire with fire an eye for an eye and all that. This is very dangerous and removes the United States from the high moral ground. I think he sees it like so what if they torture our troops they volunteered and they will be treated badly anyway because the enemy doesn’t play by the rules. Not a good day for America when we reduce our tactics to that of our enemies. Bush is giving the US a very bad image and doesn’t seem to care. It is his way or the highway. I recall him stating in the past that we are acting within the law and don’t need any new laws. A democratic sweep this fall followed by probing investigations will surely put him in his place. Which in my humble opinion would be out on his ass.

Fall 2006 political season begins

September 7, 2006 on 8:12 am | In Vote for ... | 2 Comments

Campaigning for this fall’s elections appears to have started with a bang. Politicians and pundits have been out in force already with all systems in hyper-drive mode. Bush is out front and center trying to shape the debate and lead the way for battered republicans. I see this as his only hope if he can pull it off. Popular energized leadership is the only thing I can imagine that could pull republicans out of their current dilemma. The president is the republican leader so try as they might republicans cannot separate themselves from the current administration. If he was successful in rallying support, shifting focus and improving his own popularity republicans could hold on to control of both houses. To me this demonstrates the political intelligence of “bush’s brain”. Personally I do not think it will work, but it is the logical and smart thing to do. However they key is in the numbers, with Bush improving his own numbers he cannot positively affect anyone else’s numbers. I think he will have some success shifting the focus. How democrats & republicans react will determine how much real impact is felt and who benefits

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