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Bush keeps head up despite loss of House
AP ^ | November 8, 2006 | JENNIFER LOVEN

Posted on 11/07/2006 11:18:51 PM PST by West Coast Conservative

President Bush struck a businesslike tone Tuesday night as the Republicans lost control of the House, making plans to call the woman poised to become speaker of a Democratic House majority.

Bush, unaccustomed to political defeat, planned a morning phone call to Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi and made plans to give his take on the midterm election results at an afternoon news conference.

Asked if the president was surprised that the House was headed for Democratic control, Snow said it wasn‘t "a slap-on-the-forehead kind of shock."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsone.ca ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2006election; bush; congress; pelosi
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1 posted on 11/07/2006 11:18:52 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative

He's going to ask her if she has Prince Albert in a can.


2 posted on 11/07/2006 11:20:14 PM PST by ClaudiusI
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To: ClaudiusI

LMAO.


3 posted on 11/07/2006 11:20:39 PM PST by A Balrog of Morgoth (With fire, sword, and stinging whip I drive the RINOs in terror before me.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
Well, Bush has been largely ineffective since winning re-election. Unless he and Rove figure out a way to improve their communications strategy, Bush will become a certified lameduck.

Here's a prediction...His next Supreme Ct. nominee will be Alberto Gonzalez, or maybe Harriet Miers again. I think we can forget about having a strong conservative nominee to the court.

4 posted on 11/07/2006 11:28:26 PM PST by My2Cents
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To: My2Cents

probably the biggest tragedy of this election long term will be no more conservatives on the bench


5 posted on 11/07/2006 11:30:40 PM PST by ground_fog
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To: West Coast Conservative

The MSM hates Conservatives, and they always get what they want.


6 posted on 11/07/2006 11:32:31 PM PST by roses of sharon
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To: roses of sharon

Not always. Keep your chin up & ready.


7 posted on 11/07/2006 11:33:07 PM PST by I_like_good_things_too
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To: West Coast Conservative
Bush may have his flaws but being a pessimist isn't one of them.
8 posted on 11/07/2006 11:33:41 PM PST by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of "Bush Derangement Syndrome.")
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To: West Coast Conservative

Bush is a gracious man and is perfectly capable of not only working with the new Democratic leadership, but of working them.

Frankly, as obstreperous as the current Republican congress has been, he may get as much done by finagaling the newcomers as he has been able to get from those now leaving.

The cast of clowns set to take over leadership and committee positions is likely to make the next two years interesting and give the Republicans lots of ammo for the next election.

Two years of Pelosi and company will probably wake the electorate to the need for reasonable and responsible leadership in two years. Perhaps we'll see some good folks rise up by 2008.


9 posted on 11/07/2006 11:35:50 PM PST by Jedidah
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To: Jedidah

People should also remember that these people, who are for all intents and purposes, morons, have NEVER been in charge in the age of shared video on the internet. This will be an endless parade of funny videos coming off of CSPAN.


10 posted on 11/07/2006 11:38:22 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: ground_fog

To my way of thinking, the courts were what the last 6 years of political struggle were all about. Even with a majority, we were undercut by the gang of 14, and now it will be impossible to get any real conservatives on the bench.


11 posted on 11/07/2006 11:39:14 PM PST by My2Cents
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To: West Coast Conservative

Jennifer Loven is Nancy Pelosi, minus a few years. She's one of the AP reporters who broke out the champagne tonight -- like they do when the insurgents whack a few GI's.

That is, on those occasions when the insurgents and the AP reporters are different people, unlike, say, Bilal Hussein (one of several AP reporters who voluntarily and happily participated in hostage takings and murders).

Maybe Nancy can make it a priority to get her boy Bilal sprung from Abu Ghraib.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F


12 posted on 11/07/2006 11:41:02 PM PST by Criminal Number 18F (Build more lampposts... we've got plenty of traitors.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
I guess we got used to elections victories lately, so this election defeat is bitter but we will survive. The President of the United States is still more powerful than the Congress, and he is one of us :)
13 posted on 11/07/2006 11:44:23 PM PST by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: everyone

The only good news in this election is that the GOP is now free of Bush's "leadership," and Frist's, and Hastert's. Good riddance, chumps.


14 posted on 11/07/2006 11:54:31 PM PST by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Bush will finally get his illegal amnesty.


15 posted on 11/07/2006 11:56:38 PM PST by Aikonaa
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To: West Coast Conservative

Heck, Bush might even be tempted to do more than one veto in his remaining 2 years.


16 posted on 11/08/2006 12:07:56 AM PST by glorgau
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To: Aikonaa

Illegal amnesty, and a heck of lot less earmarks.


17 posted on 11/08/2006 12:09:10 AM PST by glorgau
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To: My2Cents

"Even with a majority, we were undercut by the gang of 14, and now it will be impossible to get any real conservatives on the bench."

Without the Gang of 14, you might not have gotten the two good SC justices.


18 posted on 11/08/2006 12:13:14 AM PST by truth_seeker
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To: truth_seeker

Probably not. But we got the Gang of 14 because the Republicans were too chicken to go nuclear. Gutless wonders. But now the Dems can simply stonewall whomever Bush sends up to the Senate.


19 posted on 11/08/2006 12:16:33 AM PST by My2Cents
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To: My2Cents

You think he's going to swing left?

If he takes that road, he's stupid. Conservatism always wins, and we just saw the inverse of that rule.

I really wish this administration would get a clue.


20 posted on 11/08/2006 12:18:35 AM PST by ovrtaxt (We gotta watch out for the Hellbazoo and the Hamas...)
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