BUSH: "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008"

[kpete]

Bush Predicts GOP Will Hold White House
BEN FELLER | February 25, 2008 11:09 PM EST |

WASHINGTON — President Bush predicted Monday that voters will replace him with a Republican president who will "keep up the fight" in Iraq. "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008," Bush told donors at the Republican Governors Association annual dinner, which raised a record $10.6 million for GOP gubernatorial candidates.

"And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely," Bush said. "And that is why we got to take the House, retake the Senate, and make sure our states are governed by Republican governors."

The pep talk came in the midst of a presidential campaign that largely has overshadowed Bush's final year in office. Bush has promised to be an active fundraiser, and he had no trouble slipping into enthusiastic campaign mode Monday evening.

He said Republicans still offer the bedrock positions that voters embrace: strong defense, low taxes and personal freedoms.

more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/25/bush-predicts-gop-will-ho_n_88443.html

[saltpoint]

1. Those stalwart 19% pro-Bush bloodlusters are hot for McCain, yessirree.

Bush never did make much sense and he makes even less now.

[terrya]

2. What a load of horseshit.

As usual.

Yeah, the Republicans are going to be swept into the White House again AND they'll retake the Congress AND they'll control all of the states' governorships. Mr "29% approval ratings" says it's so, so it MUST be. :eyes:

Never mind the fact that the Democrats are raising MUCH more money this year than the Republicans. That voter turnout in the Democratic primaries is significantly up this year from 2004.

Man, he's just hitting the booze all the time now, eh?

[OHdem10]

3. It does not make me happy to say this but there is a good

chance he is correct. Some Pundits say 50/50 chance.

[hobbit709]

4. strong defense, low taxes and personal freedoms

Yeah, right! He's 0 for 3 on that. He's ruined the military, the only low taxes are for his rich buddies and what personal freedoms is he blithering about. He seems to get more delusional every day. I have a dream for him too-it involves an orange jumpsuit, leg shackles and an appearance at The Hague.

[HughBeaumont]

11. Low taxes for the rich . . . meanwhile . . . .

There's that whole 9 trillion dollar debt thanks to those tax cuts for the rich, corporate welfare and last but not least, his failed invasions of choice.

Personal freedoms . . . PFFFFFFFFFFFFFT. Those went away after the largest terrorist attack in American history happened on HIS WATCH (another point that can't be driven home enough).

My friend who went to Iraq twice didn't re-up and ended his reserve stint in August. He gave them the finger and I'm sure many other servicepeople are going to follow suit. This once-proud institution suffers from low morale and are looked at as a mindless, corporate-cowpoke mercenary faction rather than defenders of a nation. And it's all thanks to this presidunce.

[ray of light]

5. Only way he'd be confident is if the election devises are programmed again

like they were for his elections...

And if the suppress continues...

And of course if the Supremes step in and appoint another Republican.

Bush= the first two-term pResident of the United States who was NEVER fairly elected!

[notadmblnd]

6. so is he saying that the "fix" is already in?

[NC_Nurse]

7. He always says that...he's just talking out his ass.

As usual.

[Mike Daniels]

29. He was saying that the Repubs would retain control of Congress in 2006

and we see how that ended up.

If the Repubs really had complete control over the voting machines George Allen would still be a Senator and be on his way to be the Repulican nominee for president.

[HughBeaumont]

8. "It's over, Johnny. IT'S OVER!!!"

The only way your terminally fucked limp-weiner party is taking anything would be to Diebold it. And since we're going to be watching this election like a hawk, that won't be happening.

Also . . . well, your nominee is grumpy Cotton Hill-come-to-life fossil McClown. I mean, who other than the lobotomized 28 percenters are going to vote for this joker? Your own party can't even get behind him. He does nothing but make people laugh. He wants to continue your wars and offshore our jobs. And he's still dragging out the tired Reagan redux "socialized medicine" chestnut. Yeah, THAT'S a platform 'Murka can get behind (snicker).

[peace frog]

9. *snicker*

Go on deluding yourself, Commander Codpiece. Life is good in the bubble for now, but reality's well-known liberal bias is about to bite you in the ass.

[DainBramaged]

10. I have something he could hold

29 Rethuglicans are RETIRING from Congress, NO Rethug Senator running will have an easy time this year, GOP coffers are empty, and America is slowly waking up to the realization that either the first Black man or a woman will be the choice to oust these fucking criminals from power.


They have Gramps.







Bush and relevancy do not belong in the same sentence.

[JerseygirlCT]

12. Is this his usual complete BS or is he so confident of their

control of the voting machines?

[jmowreader]

13. What the hell did you EXPECT him to say?

No politician will get up at a fundraiser for his own party and say "we're screwn. We totally fucked the economy. We pissed off the whole world. We wasted four thousand of our finest young Americans in a war I can't even tell you why I started. I'm a corrupt, illiterate fuckwit and I want you to vote straight Democratic tickets in the next election so they can fix everything we broke...then, in fifteen or twenty years when the voters have forgotten all about me because I turned myself in and they locked me so far up they've got to pipe air in, the Democrats will have erased all the shit I pulled and maybe a Republican can get elected dogcatcher or something."

Every politician will do what Shrub did. Doesn't mean it's true, or that the voters will fall for it.

[Mist]

14. I admit to some nervousness--we know they've gamed the elections since 2000. nt

[ThomWV]

15. Does anyone expect him to say anything less?

From the punk who never admits defeat?

[Jim__]

16. He was confident they'd hold the House and Senate in 2006, wasn't he? - n/t

[bdamomma]

27. we all have to vote no matter what, that is the bottom line

we have to knock these SOB's out.

[postulater]

17. Mission Accomplished!

[spanone]

18. with karl rove out there working the shit train, i take nothing for granted

this fucking cocky son of a bitch has to go

[gratuitous]

19. He's right, you know

His successor doesn't take over until 2009, and Congress doesn't seem too interested in removing this whole corrupt administration through a richly deserved impeachment, trial, conviction and removal from office. So, yes, technically, the Republicans should easily hold onto the White House throughout 2008.

I would, however, advise Cindy McCain to put away her tape measure, as there will be no need for her to be considering new drapes at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

[sce56]

20. He watches the Onion to!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x97712

[Jeffersons Ghost]

21. K&R! how can ANY politician continue to support the most unpopular war in history?

Isn't this comment enough to swing voters away from the Republican camp?
"President Bush predicted Monday that voters will replace him with a Republican president who will 'keep up the fight' in Iraq. 'I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008,"

[trof]

22. Is he gonna bring in Marine guards and barricade the place?

"Come and get me, copper!"

[moondust]

23. Is he using Karl's numbers?

I hope so!

[elizfeelinggreat]

24. "mission accomplished"

War is peace! Etc.


And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely

Cry me a river!

[Junkdrawer]

25. So....The Urosevich Brothers (ES&S...Premier aka Diebold) still count our votes, right?

Just Checking...

[bdamomma]

26. oh crap, what are they planning? to steal yet another election

throwing Nader in there to change the numbers, and screw us all again, and then will we pile into the streets with pitchforks and torches. This POS little man is using and insulting us all, isn't this enough.

I hate * absolutely hate this man's arrogance and ignorance, hope he burns in hell.

[L. Coyote]

28. "good luck with that (NOT!) ROFLMAO" Esp. w / finding a good candidate.

[Wizard777]

30. It's official! Democrats to take White House! n/t

[Virginia Dare]

31. Right. As confident as you were that the repubs were..

going to pick up seats in the House and Senate last year?

As confident as you were that there were WMD's in Iraq?

As confident as you were that the Iraqis would be throwing flowers at our feet?

As confident as you were that you would find the person who outed Valerie Plame?

Get back on your bike chimpy, stop playing prezdident already.

[lame54]

32. Marshall Law...

Don't rule it out

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Ok folks they have stolen two presidential elections

this tells me they will steal a third one

[Hersheygirl]

34. And this is coming from the man

who has single-handedly brought the republican party to it's knees. Yeah, I'll buy that.

[Bridget Burke]

35. I have a Republican neighbor....

Well, I probably have more than one--even though I live in a fairly liberal neighborhood, for Texas. I've never met the guy, but there was a big Bush/Cheney sign in his front yard back in '06. It's back--upside down!

There's also a Dan Patrick sign; this odious Republican is running for re-election as Texas Senator. www.danpatrick.org/

Right next to those signs--"Obama for President"....