Bush shrugs off slump in polls; jokes about second-term "quagmire"

[sabra]

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http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3517240

Bush shrugs off slump in polls; jokes about second-term "quagmire"

WHITE HOUSE President Bush is shrugging off the polls showing his job approval rating at low ebb.

At a news conference with Iraq's visiting prime minister, Bush jokingly suggested the word "quagmire" to a reporter asking about a possible "second-term slump."

The president says he knows U-S troops have a difficult mission in Iraq against a bloodthirsty and determined enemy.

And he says on domestic issues, he's asking Congress to "take on some big tasks." He says he's not surprised his idea for a Social Security overhaul has met stiff resistance from lawmakers.

Bush added: "This is a time of testing. It's a critical time."

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[dogday]

1. Polls-We Don't Need No Stinking Polls!

like who cares want the people want right?

[radfringe]

33. Biden replay on C-span

while waiting for a pain pill to kick in - I caught a replay of Biden speaking at the Brookings Insitute about Iraq.

related to bush* smirking things off - Biden said there was a credibility gap between bush*, Iraq and the American People. (like duuuuhhhh)

He went on to say that bush* needs to speak on prime time and level with the people. Biden said he understands that bush* is planning on a prime time speech.

my opinion on this - bush* is just going to blow more smoke up our collective skirts, spin around several times and then send in his choir to sing his praises while bashing those who oppose him.

he's been ducking, dodging, hiding and lying to us all along - one speech isn't going to do it

[Beetwasher]

2. What A Scumbag, Joking About A "Quagmire"

Our soldiers deaths are apparently something to be joked about by Bush.

[lebkuchen]

9. Whoever wrote the adline "This is your brain on drugs"

had Chimpy in mind. Not shit. He has no central nervous system.

[Karenina]

22. Any questions?

[lebkuchen]

24. First time I've seen that

Appropriate for our times, to say the least.

[UpInArms]

18. ha ha (NOT!)

Period	US	UK	Other*	Total	Avg	Days	
4 	297	3	14	314	2.17	145	
3 	579	26	27	632	2.93	216	
2 	718	27	58	803	1.89	424	
1 	140	33	0	173	4.02	43	
Total	1734	89	99	1922	2.32	828

Period	US	UK	Other*	Total	Avg	Days	
6-2005 	67	0	3	70	2.92	24	
5-2005 	80	2	6	88	2.84	31	
4-2005 	52	0	0	52	1.73	30	
3-2005 	36	1	3	40	1.29	31	
2-2005 	58	0	2	60	2.14	28	
1-2005 	107	10	10	127	4.1	31


:cry:

We are in this "quagmire" because this POS is such an ass and an idiot.

:argh:

[central scrutinizer]

35. "trifecta"

If you can joke about 3000 Americans being killed on your watch, why stop there?

[sniffa]

3. heh heh - no wmd's here either - heh heh

oh, i'm in a quagmire - heh heh

history wiLL remember the eviL indifference of this fucker.

[BlueEyedSon]

13. you read my mind

[Straight Shooter]

32. Mine, too. eom

[Arugula Latte]

4. "Ebb" implies they'll go back up again

It ain't necessarily so.

[CaliTeacher]

5. Stick a fork in him...

He's done. He knows he won't have to run again, and I'm sure he's got his cut of the pie hidden in some offshore account. So, what me worry?

He kinda does look like Alfred E. Newman...

[edbermac]

6. Over 1,700 of our troops killed because of Bush...

You're a real knee-slapper, George...:sarcasm:

[Betty]

7. This asshole couldn't care less

what anyone thinks of him... he's gotten all his friends onto the gravy train, which was the whole point of this hellish "presidency".

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Pretty much.

He probably can't wait for his pResidency to be over with. He'll gladly take our money and run.

[QuettaKid]

29. fooling yourself if you think

this punk's "presidency" is going to be over anytime soon....he ain't going nowhere....just watch. If they had no qualms about MIHOP, they will literally stop at nothing to install this b*stard for as long as it suits the PNAC.

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. You're probably right!

King George and his PNAC crew want it all.

[Algomas]

36. They have painted themselves into a corner...

To relinquish power is no longer an option. They are all looking at treason charges here and war crime trials in Europe. They will not leave peacefully, of that I am sure.

[Atman]

8. Iraq is our ENEMY?

I thought they loved us for liberating them?

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

[LeftHander]

10. "It's hard work..." nt

[jsamuel]

11. lol nt

[lovuian]

12. Oh Goodie Oh Goodie he said Social Security Baaahaaawaaa

everytime he opens his mouth on it the polls dive bomb!!!

[Roland99]

15. Is "time" going to be his new buzzword?

What an ass.

[Love Bug]

16. Remember the Star Trek Nazi episode?

Remember the Star Trek Nazi episode with the planet that copied the Nazis? A previous Starfleet starship had landed there and the Captain had introduced the natives to Nazi principles and he ended up a drugged figurehead. His speeches were a string of sound bites pulled together from previous speeches. That's what I think of every time I hear * speak.

[samsingh]

17. revolting evil man

joking about quagmires.

[catmandu57]

19. The chimp* is a fool

and cheney is a mother fucking liar.
I only hope they face justice.

[WePurrsevere]

20. Quagmire? Ha! You haven't seen NOTHIN' yet...

the REAL patriots like those here and quietly working in the background through ACLU, DFA, etc just getting warmed up.

[Miss Chybil]

21. Why should he care? He knows we didn't like him in the first place.

The only people he needs to like him work at Diebold.

[otohara]

23. Joking About "Quagmire" - Is He Really That Stupid?

If there is a God, why, why, why????

[salin]

28. he seems to be trying to draw parallels between the hardships of the

soldiers and their task... and his hardships. *cough*

[Richardo]

25. ...Follows up with dead baby jokes and farting sounds with armpits

Yes, he really is that crass.

[necso]

26. "This is a time of testing."

This is a key line. It's fundie-think -- and fundie-talk. To (some of) the fundies, when a plan goes awry, it's not time to reexamine and modify the plan, but rather it's time to have (increase one's) "faith" -- and continue on in the same course, because one is being "tested" in one's faith and the "seeming" (actual) failure is to be ignored.

Now, mind you, virtually the whole of scientific/technological advancement is based upon seeing whether or not one's plan (idea, theory, etc) is borne out in reality and modifying this plan (etc) as necessary based on the actual, measurable (perceivable) feedback from reality... And even the "smarter" animals try different things when something they attempt fails. (They learn and adapt.)

But so not these fundies (and those of similar mindset). And here the CinC is appealing to his core support group to continue (and increase) their support of him -- not based on all that (negative) feedback from reality -- but as a matter of faith in him as an agent of God.

Of course, he's scamming them by passing off his arrogance and pig-headedness as faith. And they have no excuse for falling for it, because their (supposed) own holy book warns them of such things.

[pfitz59]

27. Too true!

Watch DAYSTAR or TBN and you'll see the fundies working themselves into a lather! They want Armegeddon, and they want it now! Freaking nuts!

[not fooled]

30. Oh man, that's scary (but true)

"To (some of) the fundies, when a plan goes awry, it's not time to reexamine and modify the plan, but rather it's time to have (increase one's) "faith" -- and continue on in the same course, because one is being "tested" in one's faith and the "seeming" (actual) failure is to be ignored."
:scared:

Too bad the average 'Murkan has no idea how deluded and dangerous this pRez and his cadre really are. Hey, they wear nice suits and look good on TV (if you have very, very low standards) :eyes:

[Algomas]

37. Remember, during the debates, the cryptic things he said...

Later, they turned out to be code words that his fundy base lapped up. Are Americans by nature, stoopider than other humans?

[Algomas]

38. Remember, during the debates, the cryptic things he said...

Later, they turned out to be code words that his fundy base lapped up. Are Americans by nature, stoopider than other humans?

[Algomas]

39. Remember, during the debates, the cryptic things he said...

Later, they turned out to be code words that his fundy base lapped up. Are Americans by nature, stoopider than other humans?

[Algomas]

40. Remember, during the debates, the cryptic things he said...

Later, they turned out to be code words that his fundy base lapped up. Are Americans by nature, stoopider than other humans?

[calimary]

31. Link doesn't work.

Got another one?

[LightningFlash]

41. "It's a time of testing."

"A testing to see how many lies I can get away with paid for by Cheney before I get lynched. See? It's hard work lying all the time!!! Real hard work!"

:wow: