Nearly half of Americans wouldn't vote for Bush again

AFP ^ | 08-23-03

[Tokhtamish]

There is no reason for the least complacency.

Winter is coming and oil prices are high. If we have another harsh winter with high heating bills Bush will not have an ice cube's chance in hell in the Northeast and Midwest.

[thtr]

” Won't success in Iraq bring oil prices down? ”

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Good one !

[Texas_Dawg]

An increased flow of oil from Iraq onto the world markets won't bring the prices of oil down?

Please explain.

[Brian Allen]

<< Nearly half of Americans wouldn't vote for Bush again >>

That's OK.

Nearly half of the Americans and none of the millions of dead and two-state [NY and FL] cheats and criminal aliens and other felons who voted didn't vote for him last time and he was still elected.

And if all of the millions of dead and two-state [NY and FL] cheats and criminal aliens and other felons and nearly half of the Americans who vote don't vote for him again next time he will win only 40 states -- and only 350 Electoral College votes!

And will be president until President Condi Rice and Vice President Alan Keyes take over from him in January 2009!

[Texas_Dawg]

And will be president until President Condi Rice

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. Give that man a prize!

[dogbyte12]

You don't even know if Condi Rice wants to export more manufacturing jobs yet. Quit getting so excited about her.

[The Wizard]

I have a news flash for these "sky is falling" assholes:Bush is going to win big.

[Texas_Dawg]

You don't even know if Condi Rice wants to export more manufacturing jobs yet. Quit getting so excited about her.

How do you know I don't know that?

[Texas_Dawg]

I have a news flash for these "sky is falling" assholes:Bush is going to win big.

I hope you include most of FR in that group. We are always and forever doomed with this crowd.

[AMNZ]

AFP = Agence France-Presses = BS

[Robert_Paulson2]

Does this mean that more than half WOULD vote to give him another shot?

works for me!

[Froggie]

Heard the other day that Ross Perot is thinking about screwing uo the next election, too -- doen't matter, he'd get less than 5% this time.....

[sushiman]

" A serious, massive crackdown on illegal immigration could boost his numbers quickly. "

I know I won't vote for Bush ( nor will I vote against him in favor of another candidate ) UNLESS there were a crackdown on illegal immigration , and deportation of every illegal now in the country . Spend $$$ whatever it takes but get 'em O U T and KEEP 'em out !!!!!!!!

[B Knotts]

If Rove & Co. let the Democrats steal the immigration issue, the GOP will be in the minority for fifty years.

I'm not sure the Democrats are smart enough to steal it, though, and it also causes some problems with them holding their coalition together.

On the other hand, it costs the GOP virtually nothing (politically speaking), and gains them huge numbers of concerned voters.

[Criminal Number 18F]

There are two very big differences

Three. While Perot and the flip-flop on taxes were fatal to Bush on their own, in that order, IMHO, he also lost a number of single issue voters on the 1989 Assault Weapons Ban, where he banned some 40 types of weapon from importation based on a "sporting" test. That decision probably cost him between 60,000 and 200,000 votes, and gained him zero (anyone who's a single-issue voter for gun control never votes Republican).

Gun owners, and particularly owners of these expensive, collector-oriented weapons, tend to be significantly wealthier and more politically active than the median. So he probably lost a lot of grass-roots, rank-and-file sign holders, poll workers, telephone bank volunteers, and drivers (he got my vote on the "lesser of evils" principle, but didn't get my effort, my volunteer work, my classic car driving around with a three foot long sign on the roof, all of which he had in 1988). He also didn't get my max contribution -- I gave to the Senatorial and Congressional committees instead.

I just can't get excited enough to really support someone who will bargain my rights in an attempt to pander. GHWB was (and is) a very nice fellow, and a courageous man, and on balance he was a good president, but he threw the election away by dumping his base to pursue praise from the fickle press.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[thtr]

It just isn’t quite that simple

Firstly, it will take many years and billions of dollars before Iraq can begin to ship oil in the quantities that could affect world price. Meanwhile, the continuing fighting against our military and the sabotage of oil producing equipment cancels any type of foreign investment that is needed. Iraq does not have, nor will it for many years, an effective justice system under which long-term oil contracts can be arbitrated. Companies would be insane to invest there. Practically speaking, there is as much chance that Iraq will dissolve into civil war as there is it becoming an American friendly democracy.

Secondly, it is more than likely that an independent Iraq would re-join OPEC. OPEC will continue to establish official production ceilings and the US, UK and Russian oil companies will gladly fall into OPECs price lines (as they always do). The price of oil will continue to be in the hands of OPEC and prices in the US will not be reduced.

[Criminal Number 18F]

Here we see the full panoply of the Democratic Party, a Party which looks like America. You got (in order from top left to bottom right):

your fat black female liberals; toupéed liberals; and grinning faux-moderate liberals;

Jewish liberals; greedy ambulance-chasing liberals; and media-darling liberals;

Extortionate liberals; albino/Aryan demogogue liberals; and French-looking liberals;

Power-hungry totalitarian bleach-blonde liberals; and deeply saddened liberals.

Ah, the wonders of diversity!

d.o.l.

Crimial Number 18F

[Texas_Dawg]

Firstly, it will take many years and billions of dollars before Iraq can begin to ship oil in the quantities that could affect world price. Meanwhile, the continuing fighting against our military and the sabotage of oil producing equipment cancels any type of foreign investment that is needed. Iraq does not have, nor will it for many years, an effective justice system under which long-term oil contracts can be arbitrated. Companies would be insane to invest there. Practically speaking, there is as much chance that Iraq will dissolve into civil war as there is it becoming an American friendly democracy.

So the oil companies want to lose the war? I thought they wanted to win the war. Which is it?

Secondly, it is more than likely that an independent Iraq would re-join OPEC.

How do you know this?