Exactly when did everybody start jumping the Bush ship?

[ariellyn]

Wasn't it just two months ago that all Republicans were following the same talking points they've been fed for, what, six years?

As election time nears, more and more of them are distancing themselves from the most unpopular president in decades.

We should be happy to have company.

However, the fact that they are opposing Bush in droves--is another sign that they can't think for themselves. The current talking points have to be encouraging them to jump ship while encouraging Bush to advocate something as stupid as torture to give them a reason to leave.

And Americans are supposed to forget that these are the same criminals who have supported everything Bush has done--except maybe torture.

The republican party is a prefabricated, insincere, criminal, greedy, monolithic, dishonest, sociopathic, unconscionable bunch of chickenshit chickenhawks. I want control of my country taken away from their racist, sexist, vulturous claws.

[havocmom]

1. Katrina is when most citizens jumped ship

It showed their true colors in a way which could not be spun.

The party regulars are doing it now because they are spending time at home campaigning and hearing people's rage first hand. They know they had better distance themselves from bush. There is real fear that their races won't be close enough to allow for credible theft.

Americans better not forget how lock step congress has failed to exercise oversight for five and a half years. DEMS need to make sure they don't forget.

[ariellyn]

3. The republicans is who I am really referring to--I should have been

clearer in my post.

Their hypocrisy is disgusting. And so is the fact that they think they can distance themselves now, and thinking people are so stupid that they won't remember all that they've condoned.

[havocmom]

4. latter part of my reply covers those trollops

We have to keep their lock step behavior for 6 and a half years front & center. They can't run on their record, We can't let them run FROM it.

[katinmn]

2. When Repubs reallized they were in trouble of losing their majority

It's pretty simple.

They still take his blood money but want to "distance" themselves from his war-mongering, criminal, corporate-whore style of leadership.

[stubtoe]

5. Easy. Right after Labor Day when they came back to work.

Time to campaign, you know!

[TheFarseer]

6. Katrina and Hariett Meiers

happened about the same time and that's what undid him with moderates (with Katrina) and RWers (Meiers)

[ariellyn]

8. I remember that. In hindsight, that was a significant time.

Of course Katrina was significant. Meiers was significant because it was their first time trying opposition--albeit opposing Bush in unison. :eyes: I guest Meiers' was trial balloon that floated.

[zbdent]

7. I think that the Repukes started distancing themselves when the Dubai

port deal was made public ...

Notice, the deal went through after the "cooling off period" ... and the story died a quiet death ...

:grr:

[NJCher]

9. this doesn't answer your question but

One thing you should know:

"The program will not go forward. The program will not go forward."
(gwb in meltdown during Friday, 9/15 press conference.

Keep repeating it: it sounds so much like "The Final Solution."




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