Bush Risks Alienating GOP Over Iraq War

[DoYouEverWonder]

Nov 16, 2005

WASHINGTON - President Bush's efforts to paint Democrats as hypocrites for criticizing the Iraq war after they once warned that Saddam Hussein was a grave threat could backfire on Republicans.

Polls show marked declines in support for the war, notably among moderate Republicans, especially Republican women, and independents — voting blocs that the GOP needs to woo or keep in their camp.

If Bush castigates Democrats for changing their minds on the war, he might wind up alienating Republicans who have done so, too.

The administration has been engaging in a rhetorical high-wire act in its efforts to defend its use of prewar intelligence — so much that some analysts have likened it to President Clinton's remark in his deposition on the Monica Lewinsky case: "That depends on what the definition of 'is' is."

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[wakeme2008]

1. Add to that RvW, wanting to cut food stamps and other programs

for tax cuts... IMHO a lot of moderate Repugs and independents are going to vote Dem in 06/08.....

[cornermouse]

2. IF

the GOP had any moral foundation left at all, they would already be completely alienated by his continued need to be able to torture people. His public denial of the use of torture is rather negated by Cheney working behind the scenes to allow the CIA to torture.

What an incredible mark of shame he has put on this country.

[Demeter]

3. The GOP Isn't Into Morality For Its Own Sake

Morality is for other people--the morality of slaves to the state, the GOP and the fundamentalist con-men.

[Inland]

4. Kick

Bush's strength was a core of republicans that would back him no matter how bad the war was going. If he's losing that group, then he's losing everybody.

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. Bush doesn't care. He got his

and he'll be riding off into the sunset laughing all the way to the bank. If the GOP doesn't wake up about this and hammer him, every elected GOP official that doesn't stand up is on the chopping block.

[Stand and Fight]

6. Let's recommend this thing, folks. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

7. My heart bleeds for the little sociopathic mass murderer of a president.

He's got himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Must be someone he can blame!