Can President Bush Pull Off a Gov. Schwarzenegger Turnaround?

National Ledger ^ | Jan. 25, 2007 | Debra Saunders

[IntelliQuark]

[Anti-Bubba182]

Can President Bush Pull Off a Gov. Schwarzenegger Turnaround?

Arnold did not have a war to deal with.

[NormsRevenge]

Schwarzenegger's turnaround has required stabbed the conservatives in the party in the back on any number of issues as he is into "Post-Partisanship" which is essentially going over to the dark side, running up debt, etc.

President Bush, while he has championed a couple issues that are not in tune with a large number of the country including the border and immigration issues, he has at least provided for some tax relief and some sound judicial appointments and been steadfast in the WOT.

Thanks for posting, I expect a number of folks will expand and defend both their actions on the issues in questions that I have mentioned.

[NormsRevenge]

stabbing=stabbed

[Marie2]

Hey, nowhere to go but up.

[sono]

A better analogy would be Harry vs The "Do Nothing Congress"


Truman DID have a war to deal with.

Give 'Em Hell, W!

[highball]

Can President Bush Pull Off a Gov. Schwarzenegger Turnaround?

Considering Arnold did it by compromising whatever principles he may have once had, we better hope not.

[Hendrix]

I sure hope not. The terminator just jumped in bed with the democrats. That is a coward's way or girly man's way of turning things around. I hope Bush does not follow the Governor.

[rjp2005]

Beware of Arnold. In a time of crisis, he will throw his hundreds of millions around to position himself as party savior (ugh!) for the Republicans.

[NormsRevenge]

Oh Great! just what we need. another optimist. ;-)

[ConservativeDude]

Arnold's turnaround was basically to cave, across the board, to a Democrat agenda. Entirely.

Bush has lost the D's forever, so if his strategy is to increase his popularity with them, this won't work, no matter what he gives them.

But if he caves to them, he can be sure to alienate conservatives and GOP'ers who still support him. That would be a remarkable achievement, to alienate him from the entire American electorate. His numbers would likely drop below 20%.

Hopefully that's not what GWB has in mind for his legacy.

[Enduring Freedom]

you get the feeling bush is lost at sea

as a nation it isn't hard to feel we are leaderless and rudderless

as a conservative it is even easier

[DocH]

It's bad enough president Bush is a so-called "compassionate" conservative (the only thing I'd be "reaching across the aisle" for is SLAPPING THE SH*T out of the un-American scumbags that make up the majority of the demonRAT party).

Hope the President doesn't go the extra liberal mile and become a flaming RINO like arnold.

[Carry_Okie]

An absolutely terrifying prospect.

See tag line.

[OldArmy52]

Arnold won re-election by being far better than his Dem opponent. Which as odious as Anrold is, says a lot about the opponent, who, though in defense, would have still been better for California than Mugabe or Chavez. By some small amount.

Then Arnold won over the Dem machine components by becoming a Dem, AFTER the election mainly.

On the silver screen, Reagan played a tough, good guy. Played it in real life too. Arnold didn't have what it took to do the same.

[bluebeak]

probably not ... dems will bash Bush all the way through the 2008 election ... it will be their campaign theme ...

... and realistically the GOP is screwed in the 2008 election (look at all the in danger seats the GOP has to hold onto ... and very few Democrat seats look in play).

[NormsRevenge]

LOLOL.. yur tagline..

[SierraWasp]

Dam! That's a good a tagaliney!!!

[dr_who_2]

If he did, I'd never vote Republican again.