Area GOP candidates duck Bush as he uses their state for a Labor Day prop

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Ehrlich, Steele Absent From President's Md. Visit

By Philip Rucker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 5, 2006; Page A04

President Bush swooped into Southern Maryland yesterday to mark Labor Day with a call to reduce the United States' dependence on foreign oil and develop technologies to help American workers and businesses compete in the changing global marketplace.

But on a day considered the launching point of the fall election season, Maryland's top two Republicans -- Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich and Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele -- did not appear with the president in the St. Mary's County town. Their absence quickly became political fodder for Democrats, who accused the Republican officeholders of dodging the unpopular president even as they allow him to raise money for Ehrlich's bid for reelection and Steele's campaign for the U.S. Senate.

"This Labor Day, Ehrlich and Steele are afraid to be seen with the most anti-working-class president since Herbert Hoover, even while they gleefully count his checks for their campaign," Maryland Democratic Party Executive Director Derek Walker said in a statement.

Rick Abbruzzese, spokesman for Ehrlich's Democratic opponent, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, said, "One day off isn't going to fool anybody that Bob Ehrlich is George Bush's biggest supporter."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/04/AR2006090400366_pf.html

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1. I'm sure it was just some sort of schedule mix-up.

After all, it was George W. Bush who brought freedom and democracy to the Middle East.

Who wouldn't want to stand next to somebody who did that?

Plus, I'm sure all Republicans agree that the president looked awfully spiffy in that flight suit with the crotch stuffed with a dozen socks.

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2. you bought the bastard, you f***ing OWN him

f***ing COWARDS

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3. Steele has his commercials out now,

no where does it mention he is a Republican, so course he runs away from * even as he takes in hundreds of thousands of dollars * raises for the same commercial.:rofl: As for Gov. Whiner, he seems to have forgotten his favorite petulant whine, "Slots, slots, slots will solve everything!" but the MD voters are too stupid to be allowed to vote on the same slots. He is trying to paint himself as a liberal leaning repuke though the best description is he is a baby bushbot. Oh and though he hasn't raised taxes, there isn't a fee he hasn't doubled.