What will Bush come up with now to win?

[Ladyjen]

Newbie here.

Just wondering if anybody has any ideas on what the Bush regime will come up with to take the light off Foley and raise the Republican ratings in the polls? Can't play the terrorist alert game this time as it's old. Wallace tried to nail Clinton on the why the Dems didn't get Osama, that didn't work either.

[jdobbin]

Newbie here.

Just wondering if anybody has any ideas on what the Bush regime will come up with to take the light off Foley and raise the Republican ratings in the polls? Can't play the terrorist alert game this time as it's old. Wallace tried to nail Clinton on the why the Dems didn't get Osama, that didn't work either.

A terrorist attack would probably do the trick.

And welcome!

[Ladyjen]

Newbie here.

Just wondering if anybody has any ideas on what the Bush regime will come up with to take the light off Foley and raise the Republican ratings in the polls? Can't play the terrorist alert game this time as it's old. Wallace tried to nail Clinton on the why the Dems didn't get Osama, that didn't work either.

A terrorist attack would probably do the trick.

And welcome!

LOL

Thanks for the welcome jdobbin. Looks like a great site and what's even better "it's Canadian"!

[B. Max]

News flash Ladyjen. Foley is gone. We know the dems would like to keep talking about Foley because otherwise they'd have to talk about their plan to fight the terrorists, whatever that is, or their promised tax increases.

[Ladyjen]

News flash Ladyjen. Foley is gone. We know the dems would like to keep talking about Foley because otherwise they'd have to talk about their plan to fight the terrorists, whatever that is, or their promised tax increases.

I was unaware the dems had plans to increase taxes and major terrorist attacks seem to be fading out along with Foley. I do wonder however, if the Republicans have something wonderous up their sleeve regarding the nuke attempt in North Korea. Or perhaps something else that will save us all from the evils of the rest of the world that they don't own or control.

[bradco]

News flash Ladyjen. Foley is gone. We know the dems would like to keep talking about Foley because otherwise they'd have to talk about their plan to fight the terrorists, whatever that is, or their promised tax increases.

I was unaware the dems had plans to increase taxes and major terrorist attacks seem to be fading out along with Foley. I do wonder however, if the Republicans have something wonderous up their sleeve regarding the nuke attempt in North Korea. Or perhaps something else that will save us all from the evils of the rest of the world that they don't own or control.

I dont really follow US elections all that closely (besides the presidential ones). I was wondering if the more informed on the subject could enlighten me on how the race is looking for the midterms. What are the chances, if any, the republicans could lose control of the house?

[Ladyjen]

The Repubs are seriously down in the polls and IMO unless they can pull something miraculous out of a hat, they will lose the house. But then there's always the Diebold voting machines...this may be their miracle once again.

[M.Dancer]

Beyond catching Ted Kennedy buggering Al Gore silly.....the Republicans are going to experiance an object lesson in humility.

[edgruberman]

Here's a really good site that tracks polling for senate and house races: Electoral Vote

At the moment, if the most recent polls are correct, it looks like both the house and the senate would be pretty evenly divided.

Newbie here too.

[Ladyjen]

Beyond catching Ted Kennedy buggering Al Gore silly.....the Republicans are going to experiance an object lesson in humility.

[sharkman]

Truth is stranger than fiction I guess. NK popping a WMD and a reported New York Yankee's plane flying into a skyscraper will wipe the Foley scandal off the front pages, give Americans something else to worry about and help the Republicans in the end. And no need to keep an eye on Kennedy.

[jdobbin]

Here's a really good site that tracks polling for senate and house races: Electoral Vote

At the moment, if the most recent polls are correct, it looks like both the house and the senate would be pretty evenly divided.

Newbie here too.

Welcome to the list, Ed.

It does look close. The Senate will be hard to take but the House is a good possibility.

[KrustyKidd]

Can't play the terrorist alert game this time as it's old.

Ya really. Had some clown a few weeks ago saying he was so afraid the Bush admin wasn't doing it's job to stop terrorists from shipping crap via containers. Then a bunch of idiots come in from time to time telling us how airport security isn't worth a plugged nickle. You are right though, there is no such thing as terrorists targeting us.

You are not in line for national security advisor are you?

[GostHacked]

Well when it comes to Foley : At least no one died.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/11/sha...y.ap/index.html

Good reporting, or that is a missleading headline. And those youngins he had relations with probalby died a little on the inside.

Terrorist Attack in 3, 2 ......

[America1]

Well when it comes to Foley : At least no one died.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/11/sha...y.ap/index.html

Good reporting, or that is a missleading headline. And those youngins he had relations with probalby died a little on the inside.

Terrorist Attack in 3, 2 ......

Not that it matters to you but, Foley never had sex with a minor and no one is saying he did. Now this doesn't make his behavior anything but terrible because was. But, that's why they made him resign instead of many democrats who have faced similar issues (Barney Franks, Bill Clinton to name just 2) and have remained active and influential members of the party.

[Liam]

I read somewhere last week (andrewsullivan.com, maybe, but it was a link to a reputable news source) that the US Navy dispatched a bunch of ships out of Newport News, VA a week or so ago and that part of the group included mine sweepers. the analyst who wrote the article indicated that the only place such ships would be of much value was the Straits of Hormuz off the southern coast of Iran and that they should arrive there around October 21, just two weeks shy of the election. Could this be Rove's promised October surprise?

[sharkman]

I read somewhere last week (andrewsullivan.com, maybe, but it was a link to a reputable news source) that the US Navy dispatched a bunch of ships out of Newport News, VA a week or so ago and that part of the group included mine sweepers. the analyst who wrote the article indicated that the only place such ships would be of much value was the Straits of Hormuz off the southern coast of Iran and that they should arrive there around October 21, just two weeks shy of the election. Could this be Rove's promised October surprise?

I must have missed that, what did Rove promise? Guessing where in the world mine sweepers are going is pretty uncertain, maybe it's just an exercise. As far as an October surprise, how about North Korea. Detonating a nuclear weapon can only bring up National Security issues, something the Dems are weak on.

[BubberMiley]

I must have missed that, what did Rove promise? Guessing where in the world mine sweepers are going is pretty uncertain, maybe it's just an exercise. As far as an October surprise, how about North Korea. Detonating a nuclear weapon can only bring up National Security issues, something the Dems are weak on.

Nobody's weaker than a government that does nothing on this issue for six years.

[B. Max]

Nobody's weaker than a government that does nothing on this issue for six years.

As opposed to Clinton who gave them a basketball and the means to make bombs in eight years.

[Liam]

I must have missed that, what did Rove promise? Guessing where in the world mine sweepers are going is pretty uncertain, maybe it's just an exercise. As far as an October surprise, how about North Korea. Detonating a nuclear weapon can only bring up National Security issues, something the Dems are weak on.

I read on msnbc several weeks ago that Rove was promising congressional campaign workers an October surprise. It quickly got pushed into the back of the news when "PageGate" bubbled up out of nowhere. The guy who wrote the article I referred to (I wish I could find that link), seemed pretty certain about where this particular collection of ships would be going based on the type of work they were designed for and approximately when they'd get there.

About North Korea, I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA recognized the steps NK was taking to detonate a bomb (spy satellites seeing equipment moved, etc.) and held it to give Bush a chance to appear presidential in a crisis. Who knows?

[Liam]

Here's a link to a Time magazine article about this deployment. Evidently, they shipped out Oct. 1.

http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/magazine/a...5817,00%20.html

[America1]

I must have missed that, what did Rove promise? Guessing where in the world mine sweepers are going is pretty uncertain, maybe it's just an exercise. As far as an October surprise, how about North Korea. Detonating a nuclear weapon can only bring up National Security issues, something the Dems are weak on.

I read on msnbc several weeks ago that Rove was promising congressional campaign workers an October surprise. It quickly got pushed into the back of the news when "PageGate" bubbled up out of nowhere. The guy who wrote the article I referred to (I wish I could find that link), seemed pretty certain about where this particular collection of ships would be going based on the type of work they were designed for and approximately when they'd get there.

About North Korea, I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA recognized the steps NK was taking to detonate a bomb (spy satellites seeing equipment moved, etc.) and held it to give Bush a chance to appear presidential in a crisis. Who knows?

""PageGate" bubbled up out of nowhere" - hahahahaha - if your looking for an octobner surprise, then look no further. The Foley story is THE October surpise.

[JerrySeinfeld]

Regardless fo whats happeneing in short term polls, Americans aren't dumb enough to hand over the reigns to an increasingly bizzare Democrat party.

[BubberMiley]

As opposed to Clinton who gave them a basketball and the means to make bombs in eight years.

Are you talking about recent FoxNewsblican talking points that Clinton provided NK with the technology to make the bomb? Lies, all lies. This article gives an accurate portrayal of what went down during this time.

http://www.slate.com/id/2151354/nav/tap2/

[jdobbin]

Regardless fo whats happeneing in short term polls, Americans aren't dumb enough to hand over the reigns to an increasingly bizzare Democrat party.

So you're predicting a massive Republican win in a few weeks?