Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Is everybody asleep?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> I think that Bush is making a substantive statement.  By "substantive" I 
> do not mean that it is correct or incorrect, but rather that he is 
> actually making a statement with content which one can agree or 
> disagree.  Thus this statement is one that the media SHOULD pick up on, 
> and discuss properly.

There wasn't much substance there.  In fact, the interesting thing is that 
the statement is extremely vague and could be interpreted in many ways. 
I don't like having a president who says such things.  It is an 
embarrassment to our country.

You might have noticed that the latest Republican scheme is to say "Do you 
want to win in Iraq?" and try to get peopole to say "yes" then respond 
with "Well, you'd better vote Republican then because the Democrats will 
cut and run."  It's childish.  Here's how David Letterman dealt with Bill 
O'Reilly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nD_iNPalY


> I don't think that Bush is accusing democrats of being traitors.  That 
> interpretation is pushing his statement too far.

Bush lets other people do that for him.  Rove has made some pretty amazing 
statements along those lines.

June 2005:

  "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for
  war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare
  indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers."

When Democrats said that Rove should resign for making such crazy remarks, 
"Congressional Republicans joined the White House in standing solidly 
behind Rove..."  Reference:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/24/politics/main703892.shtml

Last week:

  "And if leading Democrats have their way, our nation will be weaker and
   the enemies of our nation will be stronger."

Mike

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