NYT: Bush Pledges Vigorous Fight to Retain Republican Control of Congress

[DeepModem Mom]

Bush Pledges Vigorous Fight to Retain Republican Control of Congress
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: May 18, 2006

WASHINGTON, May 17 — President Bush vowed Wednesday to lead an aggressive campaign this fall to maintain Republican control of Congress, saying there was a "stark difference" between the two parties.

The president, speaking at a Republican National Committee fund-raiser, left little doubt that the White House would return to the same themes it used over the past six years, portraying Democrats as weak on terrorism and committed to higher taxes and government spending. As he did in 2002 and 2004, he repeatedly invoked the memory of the attacks of Sept. 11.

"It's a stark choice," Mr. Bush said. "And I'm going to keep talking about it because we have a record to run on."

"We are the party of the future, and our candidates will be running against the party of the past — a party that offers no new ideas like the Republican Party, a party that can only offer opposition," Mr. Bush said.

But Mr. Bush, in an acknowledgment of the difficult political straits he and his party face, also offered a strong defense of the war in Iraq — the issue that his chief political adviser, Karl Rove, said was responsible for sapping much of the president's popularity. Mr. Bush said he was confident that the increasingly unpopular war would produce a stable democracy in Iraq....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/washington/18bush.html

[shockingelk]

1. he'll be surprised

to find out what voters think of the "stark difference" between the parties.

[antonialee839]

2. I hope that's a promise Chucklenuts. The public loves you

Mrtwentyninepercent.

[niceypoo]

3. I hope he personally campaigns for each and every one of them

*LOL*

[Rainscents]

4. I was thinking the same!

I really hope he goes out and campaigns really hard.

[NYC Liberal]

5. GO BUSH GO!

C'mon Georgie...go ahead and endorse all those Repugs running for Congress! Go out, go campaign with 'em (if they'll let you!). Go for it!

However, Chimpy will be very surprised at the results of his anti-Midas touch.

[Qutzupalotl]

6. "committed to government spending"?!

This from Mr. Record Deficit?

"Weak on terrorism"-- from the guy who "doesn't spend that much time" on Bin Laden?! And ignored 9/11 warnings?! And attacked the WRONG FREAKING COUNTRY?!

I say...bring it on, beeatch!!

Just wait. Bush will announce his party's bold new idea to fix everything: tax cuts for the rich.

[Rose Siding]

7. Pure Onion

[cliss]

8. That's all they know how to do:

campaign. Nothing else.

[flyarm]

9. he has to cover his murderous ass!,,that fucker..he knows he will steal it

so what are we going to do ..sit back and take it again and watch more and more murders by that fucker??

i hate his guts!

fly

[pinniped]

10. These lame fucks sure do have a record to run on.

Merkans will be paying for these lame fucks' money mismanagement and ripoff schemes for hundreds of years.

"We are the party of the future,

Assholes.

[sabra]

11. Bush Predicts Election Victory for Republicans

http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-05-18-voa2.cfm

Bush Predicts Election Victory for Republicans

President Bush is predicting victory for Republicans in November congressional elections based on a record of promoting freedom and opportunity at home and abroad. Mr. Bush addressed Republican Party organizers amid opinion surveys showing declining approval ratings for his presidency and the Republican-led Congress.

It was an animated and upbeat President Bush who sought to rally party loyalists at a Republican National Committee gala event in Washington.

President Bush said Republicans are a party of optimism, and that under Republican leadership freedom is expanding across the globe, including in Iraq. "Free countries will lay the foundation of peace for our children and grandchildren. The enemy cannot defeat us in Iraq, and they cannot defeat us anywhere else in the world. The only way we can be defeated is if we lose our nerve, and the Republican Party will not lose its nerve," he said.

Mr. Bush promised to vigorously continue to war on terror, to keep taxes low, and deal with pressing immigration matters.

[fooj]

12. I BET he does. Treasonous, rat bastard.

[Mythsaje]

13. Yeah, and as everyone knows,

Bush is never wrong.

On edit: Yeah, and the Repugs got nerve, all right. Lotsa nerve.

[BillZBubb]

14. I guess they made their Diebold payments on time.

Nothing like having control of the ballot box to boost your confidence.

[BeachBuckeye]

15. Can you possibly imagine

what all of those people at the gala were saying about Bush? I'll bet at each and every table they were roasting his ass bigtime! I'm surprised they even showed up in the same room with him. He will be like an anchor hanging around their necks come November.

[cliss]

29. Yeah, just wait till November.

Bush will need to hide from his own party, even more than the Dem's.

They'll be looking for him.

[Julius Civitatus]

16. Of couse! Diebold has already counted the votes

So Chimpy is not really bluffing this time.

:eyes:

[kurth]

17. The decider is also the prognosticanator

What a pompous ass.

[Justice]

18. "Republicans are a party of optimism"

who said Bush couldn't do satire?

[Erika]

22. Good one!

Our country has never been more depressed but W 's rich buds finds optimism.

[NYC Liberal]

28. They're optimistic...for their own greedy plans

that'll help themselves.

Not optimistic for the country as a whole, nor "everyday" Americans.

[Erika]

19. The Republican party lost its soul, long ago...in 2000

It's nerve went with it. It has become the party of lies, special interests, and oppression of the working class.

How W can reconcile optimism with the reality of www.icasualties.org is mind boggling. The little shit goes around starting wars, commanding others to fight them, and then says he's optimistic.

We all know he has directed the taxes of the working class for redistribution to the wealthy. We will give him credit for producing a numbed down brain dead of kool aid drinkers who will still spit on their country and vote GOP.

[sofa king]

42. The GOP lost its soul when Lincoln died.

[peacetheonlyway]

20. Bush Predicts Election Victory for Republicans due to FRAUD

wow.. bush.. you must be psychic....

oh, just kidding. you are just incredibly tuned into the fact that ES&S and Diebold will deliver republicans another victory, and now in states like california, ohio, Pennsylvania states you did not have your hooks in at the time of the 2004 election..... so sir, hats off to ya.....

but your prediction is not so much foresight as Fraudsight!!!

[Supersedeas]

39. there is always the pledge and promise of fraud

[caligirl]

21. Freedom? Rendition Opportunity? Medicare Rx's/tax cuts for the rich

[Tiggeroshii]

23. If one doesn't work, they do the other.

IF that doesn't work. They'll do something else. They really are running on empty. "They're gonna win! Vote or they'll win and eat your baby!" Or it's "Don't worry we'll win. Stay home and be happy and do the usual thing. We're cool..." What will it be when they find out this doesn't help their poll numbers? :eyes:

[HuffleClaw]

24. can't see what else he'd say, in all fairness

i really am looking forward to the post-immigration speech polls.

[Brigid]

25. Bush is crazy.

He's out on one of his ozone expeditions somewhere. He is in no way in touch with reality anymore.

[antonialee839]

26. Bushtradamus!

[niceypoo]

27. Every claim, prediction, forecast Bush has made in the last five years.....

The exact opposite has happened.

[0rganism]

34. Yet his election forecasts have been eerily prescient...

For some reason, while I treat everything else he says as celebrating a sort of extended national "opposite day", I'm inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt on this topic.

(IOW: watch out. He's only saying this because he's been told how it's gonna be by the people who own the election process.)

[Robbien]

35. You took the words right out of my head

Good, I thought. Now it is sure the GOP will lose.

[flyarm]

30. that MF said this shit before..guess the fix is in by that treasonous fuck

[Placebo]

31. Kind of scary if you think about it.

Anytime Rove or Bush predicts victory I just cringe.

[OneBlueSky]

32. in other words . . . "The fix is in" . . . n/t

.

[truthisfreedom]

33. bush pukes on self, blames Japanese.

nothing from this administration means anything anymore. they're toast. and they know it.

[Peter Frank]

37. redirect...

[Vinca]

36. That's the spirit.

I hope he has his lying ass out there 24/7 talking about how well Republicans are handling things. And that record they've got to run on - how delusional can a person be?

[Peter Frank]

38. He he...

"President Bush said Republicans are a party of optimism, and that under Republican leadership freedom is expanding across the globe,..."

[CJCRANE]

40. {EXPLETIVE DELETED}

[AzDar]

41. ..Can only mean one of two things: delusion, or Diebold. n/t

[DavidMS]

43. Adam -- I am going to correct the piece for you...

Bush Pledges Vigorous Fight to Retain Republican Crony Capitalist Control of Congress
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: May 18, 2006

WASHINGTON, May 17 — President Bush vowed Wednesday to lead an aggressive campaign this fall to maintain Republican Flat Earth Society control of Congress, saying there was a "stark difference" between the two parties.

The president, speaking at a Republican National Committee fund-raiser, left little doubt that the White House would return to the same themes it used over the past six years, portraying Democrats as weak on terrorism civil rights infringment and committed to higher taxes tax cuts for working families and government spending for important economic development programs. As he did in 2002 and 2004, he repeatedly invoked the memory of the attacks of Sept. 11.

"It's a stark choice," Mr. Bush said. "And I'm going to keep talking about it because we have a record to run on: deficits, infringments on basic rights, and poor planing."

"We are the party of the future we have been endorsed by the counsil for buggy whip manufacture, and our candidates will be running against the party of the pastfuture — a party that offers no new ideas to infringe on basic rightslike the Republican Party, a party that can only offer opposition to maldistribution of wealth," Mr. Bush said.

But Mr. Bush, in an acknowledgment of the difficult political straits he and his party face, also offered a strong defense of the war in Iraq — the issue that his chief political adviser, Karl Rove, said was responsible for sapping much of the president's popularity. Mr. Bush said he was confident that the increasingly unpopular war would produce a stable democracy corrupt bannana republic in Iraq....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/washington/18bush.htm...

I fixed it for you.

[zara]

44. No way.

Words words words.
Republican party'll be running away from Bush. He'll just raise funds from oil cronies, etc.

[superconnected]

45. no - lies, lies, lies

Same old shiite.

[warrens]

46. How are they going to clear the attendees at his little group hugs?

Until now, they just had to make sure they were Repukes. Now they're somehow going to have to insure they're really, really STUPID Repukes, or the heckling will make Little Lord Pissypants stamp his feet and cry.