[Sabertooth]

I recommend this article to all thinking Freepers, because we here on FR are vulnerable to making the same mistakes. We had our very own on-line echo chamber long before anyone ever heard of Howard Dean. And if we're honest about it, we'll admit that we have had our own little 'Deaniac' episodes along the way.

Fair enough.

I recommend you read the article at the top of this thread, and tell me how many Freepers were giving Karl Rove the heat at that retreat.

My guess is not that many.

There is an echo chamber on FR, and it's filled with the sound of self-satisfaction and bleating that we have a Panglossian Presidency. People have hypnotized themselves that this election will be a walk, and that nothing that Bush has done will endanger either his reelection or the seats we take in the House and Senate.

In the article, many GOP Congressman told Karl Rove that's not what they're hearing from their constituents.

The GOP is no better served by a yes-forum than President Bush is served by yes-men.

[sauropod]

panglossian

Please define that. I'm too lazy to look it up ;-)

[hedgetrimmer]

Bump.

[Lady Eileen]

The interview I linked to on post # 733 is superb please take time to check it out.

[Travis McGee]

The GOP is no better served by a yes-forum than President Bush is served by yes-men.

Amen.

[WOSG]

There is an echo chamber on FR, and it's filled with the sound of self-satisfaction and bleating that we have a Panglossian Presidency. This statement is self-refuting. This thread refutes it. We've traded megabytes over the dissent, arguments, fretting, 3rd party types, the conservatives who disagree-with-Bush-but-dammit-he's-1000% -better-than-Kerry, the bush cheerleaders, the ANTI-Bush cheerleaders who take paleocon delight in every trip and stumble at the WH, the defeatist doom-n-gloomers "this is the end of America" "All is list". Not to mention the inimitable WillieGreen, still rooting for Pat, Hardball commentator.

Quite a diverse viewpoint and frankly more *negative* energy than positive energy.

People have hypnotized themselves that this election will be a walk, and that nothing that Bush has done will endanger either his reelection or the seats we take in the House and Senate. ... the illusion of complacency has been shattered by most of us: I see the press is in full bias mode for the election year - "Set Bias For Full, Number one"; polls are down to earth. We are going to have to FIGHT to win political power.

But it begs a good question: HOW IS GRIPING ABOUT BUSH IN A WEB-POND OF CONSERVATIVES HELPFUL TO OUR CAUSE?