BUSH IS LOSING GROUND POLITICALLY

Bolton must bolt if Bush is to live politically

Published on June 23, 2005 By Bahu Virupaksha In Politics

The Bolton nomination has once again got stuck in the Senate. By putting the entire weight of his political office behind him in the struggle to make Bolton his man at the UN, Bush has lost out politically. Seldom does a re-elected President lose ground politically so swiftly as did George Bush II. Bus and his neo conmen think that their narrow agenda will ispire the American people. Unfortunately they have seen through the game and are not responding. The War in Iraq is going very badly and there is no exit sttratregy still in place. The war in Afghanistan is slowly, but surely heating up. After lying low for nearly two years the Taliban is showing every sign of regathering its strength. The hunt for Bin Laden is going nowhere and Al Qeda is stronger than it ever was in the past. The patriot Act has eroded civil liberies in the USA and now the Big Brother even wants to monitor what you are reading. The FBI is trailing those taking more than a passing interest in West Asian culture and politics.

The men responsible for this sorry state of affairs do not seem to realise that the game of politics is based on more than mere rhetoric and grandstanding speeches. It is now emerging the even George Bush knew that the Iraqis lacked the weapons of Mass Destruction and that Bush and Blair together conspired to fool their people and take their nations to war over nothing.

Comments (Page 7)

drmiler

on Jul 08, 2005

Freaking GROW UP Klink! Take this at face value. No matter what you do or say, you will NOT always be right. Actually I don't think you could be "right" if you tried! You're too far left.

COL Gene

on Jul 09, 2005

I provided the data from OMB and CBO. The Unified Budget does subtract the surplus in SS an Medicare from the federal budget(that surples is running about $200 Billion in 2005) to lower the deficit. You are not saying I am wrong but the Fed is wrong!!!!!

drmiler

on Jul 10, 2005

provided the data from OMB and CBO. The Unified Budget does subtract the surplus in SS an Medicare from the federal budget(that surples is running about $200 Billion in 2005) to lower the deficit. You are not saying I am wrong but the Fed is wrong!!!!!

Look, the info WE supplied is ALSO from the CBO AND the Commerce Dept. This does NOT have a damn thing to do with the budget! We TOOK IN MORE taxes than were expected! Are you being intentionally obtuse?

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on Jul 10, 2005

Are you being intentionally obtuse

--"Obtuse!?" "Yes, Obtuse, rigid, an asshole" (a bit out of context from shawshank redemption, one of my favorites)

zinkadoodle

on Jul 10, 2005

COL, give it up. You're arguing with jingos. They will never concede because, after all, the White House did comment on this stuff, and they did like what they heard, and they refuse to delve any deeper than what the White House has told them. It's a lost cause for you. It really is. I know that they will be proven wrong, and that is my vindication. There is no way that any turns of events will prove that dubya's policies are beneficial. Only when dubya steps down will they begin to see that. That will be my vindication.

Now, I'll sit back and wait for the jingos to jump all over this post. But, ya know what. I'm not going to reply to them. I have better things to do, like reading some good investigative journalism from some reputable and honest journalists, instead of listening to White House propaganda and hollow sound bites.

Ciao...........

COL Gene

on Jul 10, 2005

zinkadoodle

Yes, it does seem as though a lot of people on JoeUser are not interested in facts just in defending Bush. They look at the annual deficit and want to argue it is a little better then earlier projections. It does not matter that even if you accept that new estimate as valid, we are still over 1/2 Trillion in deficit!!! They are living in another WORLD.

In another Blog the uptick in the Dow is sighted as proof Bush is doing a good job with the economy. It does not matter that if you go back to Jan 2001 and look at the S&P 500 it was 1300 and it closed at 1212 on Friday. The market is thought as a leading economic indicator. In four and a half years it has been down and the S&P was 1120 in Jan 2002, 850 in Jan 2003, 1120 in Jan 2004 and as I said, 1212 Friday. If the stock market can help predict the economic future, we are going no place good under the Bush economic and tax policies!!!!!!!!! I guess the S&P 500 must be a "Left" group that just wants to hit on Bush? Like the Dow, Russell and all the others-- Thoes bad liberals!!!

Island Dog

on Jul 10, 2005

Now, I'll sit back and wait for the jingos to jump all over this post. But, ya know what. I'm not going to reply to them. I have better things to do, like reading some good investigative journalism from some reputable and honest journalists, instead of listening to White House propaganda and hollow sound bites.

That has to be one of the funniest things I have read today. You are one of the one's who make the most outrageous accusations with no proof or facts. I bet your idea of honest journalists is the DU.

Yes, it does seem as though a lot of people on JoeUser are not interested in facts just in defending Bush. They look at the annual deficit and want to argue it is a little better then earlier projections. It does not matter that even if you accept that new estimate as valid, we are still over 1/2 Trillion in deficit!!! They are living in another WORLD.

Another funny post. How many "facts" have been presented to you col? Why don't you respond to the posts that refute your "data" and opinions? All you do is talk the same thing, complain about the deficit. We know there is a deficit. We have been in debt before, and we will get out of it again. You judge and make all your opinions based on one things. Get over yourself.

If the stock market can help predict the economic future, we are going no place good under the Bush economic and tax policies!!!!!!!!! I guess the S&P 500 must be a "Left" group that just wants to hit on Bush? Like the Dow, Russell and all the others-- Thoes bad liberals!!!

The stock market does not predict the future col.

Island Dog

on Jul 10, 2005

Hey zink,

Why don't you respond to this post?

Link

drmiler

on Jul 10, 2005

Hey zink,

Why don't you respond to this post?

Link

Because like "most" of the left, he doesn't have a clue as to what to say.

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drmiler

on Jul 10, 2005

You got a lot of guts and NO brains accusing us as not being interested in facts or in defending Bush. All "YOU" can do is bash Bush. You use whatever figures or stats that support your position and to hell with those that do not. When shown facts or figures by sources that are "just as reliable" as those you tout you either dismiss them as hyperbole or outright ignore them. Your problem is that we have already seen through your crap. And most on this board have seen it also. Even those on the left that are capable of intelligent, independent thought have called you on this.

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on Jul 10, 2005

--Thats because , I personally, am an opptomist...and you sir...are an ingnorant fool...

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zinkadoodle

on Jul 10, 2005

--Thats because , I personally, am an opptomist...and you sir...are an ingnorant fool...

And, you write like you just had a lobotomy.

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on Jul 10, 2005

And, you write like you just had a lobotomy

--How'd you know... LOL J/K....its your opinion....

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COL Gene

on Jul 10, 2005

I try to live in the real world. I believe we can solve the issues that face us. The reality is that the policies we are following are not solving anything. That is the reality that many JoeUsrs will not accept! To ignore the deficit. To ignore the trade deficit. To ignore the loss of American Jobs. To ignore the funding issues of SS, Medicare and Medicade. To ignore the lack of border security. To ignore the fact we are no more secure for the Iraq War. To ignore the deep divisions in America. These are the reality of the current policies which many ignore!!!!!!!!!!!

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on Jul 10, 2005

try to live in the real world. I believe we can solve the issues that face us. The reality is that the policies we are following are not solving anything. That is the reality that many JoeUsrs will not accept! To ignore the deficit. To ignore the trade deficit. To ignore the loss of American Jobs. To ignore the funding issues of SS, Medicare and Medicade. To ignore the lack of border security. To ignore the fact we are no more secure for the Iraq War. To ignore the deep divisions in America. These are the reality of the current policies which many ignore!!!!!!!!!!!

--I don't think it is that they ignore it, but that they know things will naturally get better, the economy has always gotten bette, recession-->Depression--Expansion-->

Its basic HS economics...They view your constant rebutal as pessimistic...(thats at least how i see it)

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