GOP hopefuls steering away from Bush - They won't even mention his name

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http://www.centredaily.com/128/story/51108.html

WASHINGTON -- The Republican presidential candidates are giving President Bush the silent treatment.

Consider their remarks earlier this month before a convention of conservative activists whom Bush had carefully cultivated and whose support helped propel his two successful presidential campaigns.

As one candidate after another addressed the annual conference of the American Conservative Union, which drew 6,300 participants, Bush was the man who was not there. Not only did he not speak to the convention; he was barely mentioned when those who would follow him to the White House addressed the conservative cadres.

The candidates' distance from Bush reflects a basic political reality: They are Republicans seeking to replace a GOP president who almost twice as many people think is taking the country in the wrong direction as think is pursuing the right course, according to recent polls. Bush also is singularly identified with a war that, the surveys have found, a solid majority of the country does not think has been worth fighting.

[TlalocW]

1. You gotta wonder what the GOP Convention will be like

As I recall, Clinton went out like a rock god, and while support for Gore wasn't in your face overwhelming, it was very strong. What can the republicans hope George will give them during his speech other than 9/11, 9/11, 9/11?

TlalocW

[madrchsod]

2. they were the ones who supported him

now they do`t have anything to do with him. typical rethug philosophy...

[TwilightGardener]

3. Oh, but we'll remind them, and the voters, of all of their support

for him and his policies, won't we? From Rudy's "Thank God George Bush is President" to their embrace of The Surge, we need to CONSTANTLY tie Bush around their necks--all of them.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. To paraphrase what the Romans said about Carthage. . .

The Republican Party Must Be Destroyed.

:kick:

[dflprincess]

5. So, Bush has become Lord Voldemort?

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