NEWS: AP Poll: Stable Iraq Tops Voter Priorities

[Bluebear]

Hey! What happened to "moral values"???

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WASHINGTON - As President Bush mulls what to do after winning re-election, voters say his first priority should be resolving the situation in Iraq, where the fighting is growing more intense. They also want Bush to cut the deficit, (ed. HAHAHAHA) which ballooned under his watch, rather than pushing for more tax cuts, according to an Associated Press poll taken right after the election.

The voters' concerns stood in contrast to the priorities Bush cited after he defeated Democrat John Kerry. Bush pledged to aggressively pursue major changes in Social Security, tax laws and medical malpractice awards. Terrorism was a chief concern both for Bush and many voters in the poll.

"I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it," Bush said a day after becoming the first president in 68 years to win re-election and gain seats in both the House and Senate.

Some 27 percent of respondents named Iraq as the top priority for the president's second term, ahead of issues such as terrorism, the economy and health care. Only 2 percent named taxes as a priority. By more than a 2-1 margin, voters said they preferred that the president balance the budget rather than reduce taxes further.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041107/ap_on_el_pr/election_ap_poll&cid=694&ncid=716

[teach1st]

1. Moral values are so yesterday...

...besides, I just used them to cover up the voting mess.

[ET Awful]

2. Gee, if they wanted those things. . .

WHY THE FUCK DID THEY VOTE FOR HIM AFTER HE'S PROVEN HE CAN DO NONE OF THOSE THINGS?

[MSgt213]

7. And he won't listen to those who voted for him. He don't give shit what

these idiots want. Its what uncle Dick and Karl wants that counts. Stupid voters. Trix are for kids.

[aquart]

11. Once again, they didn't.

[Career Prole]

3. Which makes votes for * even

more inexplicable. What in the world were they thinking of?

[Bluebear]

4. MORE proof that exit polls do not match the RESULTS!

[Career Prole]

13. Excellent point, PT...

I retract the "what were they thinking of?" portion of my reply.

[StClone]

5. Ha! Ha! Ha !

"Groundhog Day" is on and if these fools hope they'll wake up each morning to a new future under Bush...well that movie is on now.

[jpak]

17. Not to hijack...

But Swallowtailed Kites are the coolest.

:)

That said, the 'Merican people better be prepared for 4 more years of dead and maimed GI's comintg home from I-raq.

At this rate, there will be 4-5000 American dead by the time the Chimp leaves office.

Suckers...

[ribrepin]

6. I was just about to post this

Yesterday it was moral values and tax cuts. Now it's the a stable Iraq and a balanced budget.

What a load of crap. If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle with Bushshit.:puke:

[Catfight]

8. I think this is our opportunity, because WE all want Bush to succeed

in the middle east. We're ALL counting on him to out maneuver, out think Osma and restore stability in the middle east. If he can't do that, what the hell is he doing in office? We also would like to know what he is going to do about the economy. I sure hope he doesn't fail in Iraq and soldiers continue to back out of unstable areas...that would be disastrous for Bush, it'd look like he didn't ever have a plan. :)

[bemildred]

9. The State propaganda organs have a new message. nt

[The Magistrate]

10. They Will Not Get One, Sir

Iraq is already well into the death spiral; there will be not even a pretense of stabilty there in the next several years....

"Americans looked into the abyss, and fifty-one percent said: 'Hmmm...I wonder what's down there....'"

[aquart]

15. If we accept the Bush numbers, we will never win another election.

[ribrepin]

12. Guess they caught Dobson's appearance on Meet the Press

Yesterday the Christian vote won the election. Now it's Iraq.

Sounds like they are worried about taking orders from Dobson and company.

Har har har

[Straight Shooter]

14. They'll say ANYTHING to take attention away from the FRAUD issue

Hey, look here! No, look there! Whoops, where'd it go? Oh, look, over here! Nope, my bad, over there!

Whattabunchashit.

[deadparrot]

16. Aw, the sheeple.

They actually think the Bush administration gives a flying fuck.

Adorable.

[n2mark]

18. Huh?

So what was yesterday is not today. So what happened to election day? All that can be said is God help us all or someone help us except the shrub and rove. What in the hell is going on? Something is surely fu---d up.

[realisticphish]

19. Who controls the past controls the future

who controls the present controls the past


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[JI7]

20. the moral values was about BUSH SUPPORTERS

this is overall supporters. kerry won on the issues. but bush's stinking base came out because of "moral" issues like abortion and gay rights. not that being anti choice and gay bashing is truly moral.

[KT2000]

21. Spin-spin-spin for bush

they will make it mean everything they want it to mean.

Half of amerika is so brain dead they will never understand that.