Comments on: Speak Up, President Bush http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/speak_up_president_bush/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:19:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John Thacker http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/speak_up_president_bush/comment-page-1/#comment-28202 John Thacker Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:19:47 +0000 /?p=8208#comment-28202 Here's <a HREF="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=284575">Bush speaking out personally</a> about it while on vacation for Thanksgiving. AP Story. Here's Bush speaking out personally about it while on vacation for Thanksgiving. AP Story.

]]> By: John Thacker http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/speak_up_president_bush/comment-page-1/#comment-28143 John Thacker Thu, 25 Nov 2004 06:53:09 +0000 /?p=8208#comment-28143 There is also an <a HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/11/20041123-2.html">official White House statement</a> along these same lines. Thought you might want to note it. There is also an official White House statement along these same lines. Thought you might want to note it.

]]> By: Robert Tagorda http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/speak_up_president_bush/comment-page-1/#comment-28114 Robert Tagorda Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:37:37 +0000 /?p=8208#comment-28114 That's certainly plausible, Bithead. I just think that the Bush-Putin relationship through the years has a lot to do with how he's been handling Russia on these matters. That's certainly plausible, Bithead. I just think that the Bush-Putin relationship through the years has a lot to do with how he's been handling Russia on these matters.

]]> By: Ephemera, Etc. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/speak_up_president_bush/comment-page-1/#comment-28109 Ephemera, Etc. Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:28:00 +0000 /?p=8208#comment-28109 <strong>Poison or sushi?</strong> I've always thought they were the same thing. But Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko may disagree. He believes Ukrainian authorities have poisoned him; detractors suggest it's just bad sushi. Poison or sushi?
I've always thought they were the same thing. But Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko may disagree. He believes Ukrainian authorities have poisoned him; detractors suggest it's just bad sushi.

]]> By: Bithead http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/speak_up_president_bush/comment-page-1/#comment-28106 Bithead Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:50:52 +0000 /?p=8208#comment-28106 <blockquote>"This is precisely the kind of situation when moderate conservatives like me become really frustrated with the president. He gets significant opportunities to give true legitimacy to the noble agenda of spreading democratic ideals, but he hesitates because of what Anne Applebaum aptly describes as "our remaining illusions about President Putin's intentions in former Soviet territories.""</blockquote> I'm not fully convinced this is the reason. I can't help but wonder that what we're really dealing with is the isue of Bush getting into an election fight involving fraud when the Democrats are still so very (wrongly, I think) willing to pin such charges on HIM.

"This is precisely the kind of situation when moderate conservatives like me become really frustrated with the president. He gets significant opportunities to give true legitimacy to the noble agenda of spreading democratic ideals, but he hesitates because of what Anne Applebaum aptly describes as "our remaining illusions about President Putin's intentions in former Soviet territories.""

I'm not fully convinced this is the reason. I can't help but wonder that what we're really dealing with is the isue of Bush getting into an election fight involving fraud when the Democrats are still so very (wrongly, I think) willing to pin such charges on HIM.

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