GOP lawmakers: Loyalty to Bush may hurt

[babylonsister]

That's a big fat DUH!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070505/ap_on_go_co/iraq_republicans;_ylt=AnKD4yMDa2w3vjsD1Wn_5UPMWM0F

GOP lawmakers: Loyalty to Bush may hurt

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are increasingly worried that their stalwart support of
President Bush's Iraq war policy may cost them dearly in next year's elections. Should their solidarity crack, it could boost Democrats' efforts to start troop withdrawals.

GOP lawmakers have marched in virtual lockstep with Bush so far, supporting his troop increase, an open-ended war commitment and other policies that have grown increasingly unpopular. Privately, some express fears that their loyalty might lead them over a political cliff in 2008, when they hope to reclaim the House and Senate majorities they lost last year.

For now, there's little overt evidence of such wavering, and many Republicans say it's too late to uncouple their party's near-term fate from the war's outcome. When the House voted May 2 to sustain Bush's veto of a bill that would have imposed redeployment deadlines, only two of the chamber's 201 Republicans abandoned the president.

Still, Rep. Jack Kingston (news, bio, voting record), a reliable Bush supporter from Georgia, said that vote "could have been the peak, possibly the last statement of House public solidarity with the White House. As the war develops in the next two crucial months, the political solidarity may change."

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[PATRICK]

1. The Bushes have trapped them all

No exit strategy, no escape from the dynastic control over the party. No big donors, no MSM alternate script, no nothing and no brave rebel or newbie has even got his feet wet unless you count the dubious example of Chuck Hagel or the different drum of Ron Paul.

In any retreat for the party to break up at this point would invite only a general massacre. Much too late and no one has any power to do anything else except circle protectively and bluff it out with the money and media left to them.

But if the Bush disaster goes down another level that rout may happen anyway.

In that case Iran he we come and nothing has changed in the control Bush exercise over that choice anymore than the cheat policy for 2008 has been reversed or stopped simply because of a few resignations and multiple revelations.

[BlackHawk706867]

2. I really don't understand their concern, all they have to do is "Steal"..

the election again. Hell, the Democrats have so many fires on the go, they don't have time to protect that glaring loop hole!

ww

[fightthegoodfightnow]

3. McCain no longer "moderate"

Yea.......ain't it a hoot. McCain appealed to many moderate swing voters in 2004, but now he's viewed as an extremist. If it wasn't so ironic, it would be funny.

(Above in response to: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3251277)

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. His long, hard earned legacy of utter failure continues on unabated! nt

[BlackHawk706867]

5. It's the same old shit...... "POLITICS" eom

[MannyGoldstein]

6. Which is Why Impeachment Will Start With The Republicans

They don't want their asses served up on a platter in '08.

[BlackHawk706867]

7. Manny, I hope you are right..... cause something needs to start it! eom

[babylonsister]

8. Welcome to DU, BlackHawk706867! And the majority on

DU have the same wish as you do!:hi:

[BlackHawk706867]

10. Thanks babylon... eom

[MannyGoldstein]

9. The Republicans Did Nixon In

I also hope that history repeats itself.

[Botany]

11. Speaking of Hurting .....

[babylonsister]

16. That really does say it all, doesn't it. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. Many Republicans around here are embarrassed by Bush

they are very dissolusioned (good!!!)

[silverojo]

13. DUH, indeed!

If these jackasses keep voting with Shrubya, they're going to join their Repuke brethren like Arizona's J.D. Worthless (a/k/a Hayworth) on the unemployment line.

Now, THAT would be "morning in America"! :evilgrin:

[texpatriot2004]

14. A related problem for the GOP bushies, is that they are in too

deep to the GOP Culture of Corruption to separate now...their risk is very high, they know too much and are probably knee deep in the evil of b*shco. Kind of like a mob boss eh, when you know where the evidence is, it's too late for you to bow out.

Just a guess.

[knight_of_the_star]

15. I don't think they'll bow out

At least not enough to impeach. While that's a shame in the short term, in the long term that means a LOT of deadwood is going to get cleared out of DC in 2008.