MTP Fallout: President Bush Will Win, and Win Big

Meet The Press ^ | February 9, 2004 | Stallone

[Stallone]

President Bush looked the part.

He is the leader of a country at war, deliberate, passionate, a man of intensity, faith, resolve, confidence and character.

Tim, and the rest of America, by contrast look like sniping weasels with their infectious doubts and enemy-aiding insecurities.

Bush wins a total victory in 2004.

[Stallone]

Don't even try.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Russert (according to my mom) seems to be putting on a lot of weight around his head.

[BCrago66]

Seesm like you wanted to rant but didn't even take the 90 seconds of time required to find a link to the Meet The Press transcript.

[Darius]

He has lost my vote, and I have voted Republican in every election since 1980 except one - I voted for Perot in Bush the Elder's re-election campaign.

When are the Bush's going to realize that if you campaign as a conservative, you need to govern as a conservative? One raises taxes, the other raises spending, neither has the conscience of a conservative.

I will take my chances that the political realities of 9/11 will force Kerry to modify his positions and to be more serious about vigorously pursuing the war on terror. But I know that a GOP controlled Congress will rediscover its moorings and hold the line on any new spending proposed by a Democratic president. They have proven themselves unable to restrain a Republican president on a spending binge, however, and that President must therefore go.

I regret having to make this decision, but the lesson of the 20th century is that the unbridled growth of the scope and power of a central government is the greatest enemy to freedom known to man. The government behemoth that Bush is building is terrifying, not because of Bush, but rather because I know that the machinery will one day fall into the hands of the left. This must be stopped.

Perhaps someone can intervene and put President back on the conservative path, but I think it is too late. At this point, I would vote for Kucinich or Sharpton over Bush. The only Democratic contender I would hesitate over is General Clark.

[Always Right]

The race is a long ways from over, and unless Bush gets a little more agressive and forceful with his answers, he is gonna be in trouble. I share Peggy Noonan's views, I wasn't that impressed.

[Beenliedto]

President Bush looked the part.

Seems to me he does a whole lot better when he doesn't have to think on his feet. Easy to see why he doesn't hold many press conferences.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Konservatives For Kerry?

[Always Right]

When are the Bush's going to realize that if you campaign as a conservative, you need to govern as a conservative?

Actually, Bush hasn't pulled too many surprises. Bush did what he campaigned on. Bush has put the breaks on discretionary spending. The budget deficit was caused by tax cuts, a poor economy, and the war on terror.

[Fenris6]

will take my chances that the political realities of 9/11 will force Kerry to modify his positions, Thats a fools bet. Kerry believes we shoud supplicate our security interests to UN approval. A Kerry presidency is a return to the clinton concept of treating the War on Terror as a criminal investigation, ie. we didn't take Bin Laden because the prosecutions case was weak - meanwhile, NYC burns.

[MrsEmmaPeel]

At this point, I would vote for Kucinich or Sharpton over Bush. The only Democratic contender I would hesitate over is General Clark.

Are you serious??? You prefer the commie, the con-man over Bush?

[Judith Anne]

You're such a great conservative, you're going to vote for a liberal just to show up President Bush?

Puuuuullllleeeeeze!

[StriperSniper]

unless Bush gets a little more agressive and forceful with his answers

Well, yes. he will have to do that, eventually. Right now the field of battle is being set. Right now the issue is sanity, he has it, they don't.

[whattajoke]

I don't need to try. What about these noted conservatives:

Michael Graham: President Bush looks like he's afraid of Tim Russert. He's stammering and unsteady. For the first time, I've felt a twinge of fear myself about the November election.


Kathryn Jean Lopez: Not to pile on here, but I think lots of eyebrows legitimately raise re: the March 2005 commission deadline. I’m not sure he sufficiently answered that…


Kathryn Jean Lopez: A pundit-type just said to me: "If he loses this year, this will be the day he lost it."


Rod Dreher: I'm afraid I have to side with Michael on the Bush interview. I kept wincing as the president bobbled his answers....He had better get his act together....


John Derbyshire: Just got through watching the President on Meet the Press. I thought it was a pretty dismal performance. I'll be voting for GWB in November, but let's face it, the Great Communicator he ain't. The tongue-tied blather was coming thick and fast. At times, he looked like Al Sharpton on the Federal Reserve.


Russert: "Why didn't you establish the intelligence commission earlier?"
GWB: "Blather blather blather. No answer."


Russert: "Will you yourself testify before the commission?"
GWB: "Blather blather blather. No answer."


Rod Dreher: ....I can't believe that fiscal conservatives were relieved by the president's patently dishonest answer when Russert brought up the spending issue. Russert said to Bush that even conservative commentators like Rush Limbaugh are criticizing his spending. The president countered by saying that in times of war, every government spends more money, for the sake of the troops. Which is true, but evades the point of the Right's critique of this administration's fiscal irresponsibility. Nobody in Bush's base is complaining about military spending. It's all the other spending that's got our knickers in a knot. Bush had nothing to say about that.

[Paradox]

Bush wins a total victory in 2004.

You are NUTZ! The media and the Democrats have hardly begun with Bush. This is going to be a dogfight, and it always will be a dogfight for Republicans for a simple reason, the changing demographics. The people who are breeding and increasing in number in this country are the very type of people who are easily convinced by the mass media and community leaders. And believe me, most of them have no clue where Fox News is on their dial. Nope, I dont expect a Republican will ever have the kind of win we saw with Reagan/Bush1, its just a different era.. just watch a little bit of TV...

Now, if I am wrong, I'll celebrate, believe me, and even mail you a $10 bill. Bookmark this thread and you can hold me to that!

[steve50]

Seems to me he does a whole lot better when he doesn't have to think on his feet. Easy to see why he doesn't hold many press conferences.

I think Rove better cancel the debates after this performance, maybe the elections well.

[dc-zoo]

Your on the wrong board to be touting Rat candidates for president. You sound just like the zotted trolls that slither onto this board on a daily basis. Take your seething hatred to those that want to hear it.

[MattMa]

To bad your account was removed. You came back after a long break just to post this.

[Edit35]

"Perhaps someone can intervene and put President back on the conservative path, but I think it is too late."

What specific changes would you make today to put the US on the conservative path? (Besides immigration and besides spending).

[Godfollow]

You're not a Conservative. A true conservative would not put someone in the White House who is wholey antithetical to conservatism. Bush's only flaw conservatively is that he's been willing to spend federal dollars more freely than say a Reagan would. And he told you going in that he was a compassionate conservative, which we all know means that he believes in using more of Government to solve some social ills. And he's doing it while cutting your taxes.

I'm not saying I like his approach but he has not hidden from public view who he is. What's more, he's been cleaning house on terrorism here and abroad. All anybody else can do is critisize. No one has put forward a better plan, not even the French.

You go vote for John friggin Kerry... but don't call yourself a conservative... call yourself a wishy washy liberal.