GOP tries to clear image

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — Republicans are scrambling to reassure their conservative base and to send a broader message to the nation that they are confronting issues of soaring gasoline prices, Hurricane Katrina relief, Iraq and immigration, while the Democrats are consumed with partisan warfare.

In interviews, Republicans acknowledged the shock waves of the past few weeks, capped by the indictment last week of Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, the majority leader, which forced him to step aside and the reorganization of the party's House leadership as it struggled to deal with the fallout from Hurricane Katrina.

"It's been a difficult week; I'm not going to sugarcoat it," said Rep. David Dreier, the chairman of the Rules Committee, who has assumed new duties in the reshuffling. "We know we've got a big challenge ahead, but we've got an agenda."

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, agreed: "You get your job done. You can't panic. Even though our poll numbers are going down, there's no great love for the Democrats, no great support."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002534383_gops02.html

[rzemanfl]

1. Yeah and these laughable pieces of shit are just the guys to do

it-one pays his gay lover $147,000 a year of our money and the other is a drunk who brags about vote stealing. GOP stands for godawful obscene people.

[rodeodance]

2. needs lots of shovels-but the stench will reverberate

[Arkana]

3. Our partisan warfare is PEANUTS compared to what they have now.

[I Have A Dream]

4. This quote made me laugh...

"It's been a difficult week; I'm not going to sugarcoat it," said Rep. David Dreier, the chairman of the Rules Committee, who has assumed new duties in the reshuffling. "We know we've got a big challenge ahead, but we've got an agenda."

I'm sure that they DO have an agenda, and it has nothing to do with helping Americans in any way.

[grannylib]

5. Astonishing, isn't it, how the reThugs work at turning tables?? They spent

eight years (and then some) totally demonizing Clinton (and his wife, and even their child) and now they scream "partisanship!!!" ???
What a hoot. What filth.
I hope the country is FINALLY waking up to what they got when this evil crowd stole the elections. For those who really DID vote for these liars, killers and thieves (oh my!) I hope their eyes are being opened.

[EST]

6. If you didn't know what "agenda" meant...

what would you picture it as, capable of protecting against these dreaded "challenges" they face?


"We know we've got a big challenge ahead, but we've got an agenda."

Sharp-edged? Umbrella shaped? Hmm...

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. I am a small business owner

and we use a fair bit of natural gas. BushCo's disastrous fiscal policies are going to triple my gas bill this year. Way to go assholes.

[NEOBuckeye]

8. GOP is the party of Hate n/t

[Lefty48197]

9. "there's no great love for the Democrats, no great support"

He's absolutely right. Until our Democratic Party can figure out how to convince the American people to vote for Democratic candidates, after scandals like DeLay's, Frist's, DSM, Plame etc., then we don't truly deserve to represent the American people, either as the majority party, or even as the opposition party.