Comments on: GOP Pollster Says May Be Over for Bush

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:46:06 +0000

Can't wait for '06 and '08. Boy, howdy!

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 08 May 2006 18:12:54 +0000

YAJ: A good point that I had intended to make but forgot. Indeed, by the 2004 election, Iraq was already quite controverial and it was obvious we were in for a longer haul there than most had thought/hoped.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Mon, 08 May 2006 17:50:59 +0000

may be similar,â?? Tarrance said. The two years â??are going to be relatively bundled together because of Iraq.â??

Gee. I could have sworn that somebody mentioned something about Iraq in 2004. I even remember some talk about Iraq before the 2002 elections. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021007-8.html

First, we went from 221 republicans in the house elected in 2000, to 229 republicans in the house for 2002 and then to 232 republicans in the house for 2004.

Second, we went from 50 republicans and 50 democrats elected in 2000 to 51 republicans elected in 2002 and then to 55 republicans elected in 2004.

Third, Bush won a clear majority of the popular vote and the electoral college vote and a majority of the states in 2004.

Fourth, if you are following what is going on in Iraq (as opposed to just recycling the lefts talking points that have led to an increase in republicans in 2004), there does seem to be some very positive things occurring in Iraq.

So to say that 2006 or 2008 will be the first referendum on Iraq and then to go further and think that referendums on Iraq haven't been to the republican's benefit in purely objective standards (like winning office) as opposed to moral victories (like the Kos 0 for 18 record) is ludicrous.

By: Perma

Perma — Mon, 08 May 2006 17:23:49 +0000

CIA is done. Union or no union, bye!

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Mon, 08 May 2006 03:52:49 +0000

Bush probably will bring troops home before the job is done for political reason. If he puts politics before America's well being, he will probably do the same for Iraq.

When Iraq comes apart at the seams, American's will be asking if it was worth thousands of American lives and hundreds of billions of dollars of our tax money.

Don't think the strategy will work.

By: MrGone

MrGone — Mon, 08 May 2006 00:42:33 +0000

Chris, Bush is DONE and so is your attitude. Sorry - not.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sun, 07 May 2006 23:49:44 +0000

Bush will start bringing the troops home before the fall elections, and with the economy still strong his popularity will go up and republicans will take the elections.

Haha liberals! You have been, are, and will be again the biggest losers!

By: Len

Len — Sun, 07 May 2006 21:18:51 +0000

Bush is toast as far as the White House is concerned in 2008 anyway. That is, unless he pulls a Chavez.

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Sun, 07 May 2006 19:14:39 +0000

Reminds me of right after the first Gulf war, G. H. W. Bush had approval ratings in the 90s, come the election he was very weak due to the economy. If things get better in Iraq (e.g., catching Zarqawi and such) then Bush could very well bounce back.

If things stay the same or get worse, then he and his party is toast at least as far as the White House goes.

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Sun, 07 May 2006 19:10:44 +0000

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