Re: OT: enlighten me

Oct 17, 2006 8 Replies
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Well, Dennis, Clinton did serve out his two terms. I can't say I admire what he did whilst in the office (and I mean that literally) but I don't think what he and the country went through over it was justified. I honestly believe it distracted us from taking care of business. I don't think the bluenoses who carried this out did the country any favours.



Why is Bush still in office? A Republican party majority holding the government is probably the best answer to that. I could also say that an impeachment of Bush wouldn't remove the problem. It would just succeed to office. I also 'think' that the impending change of power will put a clamp on the current administration but it remains to be seen whether the new Congress will have any more spine than the previous bunch of hypocrites. I actually hope that a Democratic Party takeover won't bog us down in an impeachment process. There are too many real problems that need attention and they needed it yesterday.



I'll get off the soapbox now and look for that door to the bunker......



Bill Banaszak


There was an interesting article in the Atlantic Monthly either this month or last that suggested that the party that does well in the 2006 elections will be held responsible when the 2008 elections come around. So if the democrats gain majorities, it could backfire because the republicans would blame the democrats in blocking Bush etc. (basically hold democrats accountable for the whole 8 years Bush was in office) According to the article, the party that does well in the 2006 elections will have problems in 2008.

So the article cites several leaders of both sides, if I recall correctly, who say a strong showing but *not* winning too many seats is what they really want.

This is strange stuff... we'll see what happens!!

The article went on to say that undoing the damage that Bush has done will not be as long-lasting as the damage that Nixon had done. But recovering the US image will be an uphill battle (and it's still not pointed UP yet) that will take years to repair.

Then MY opinion regariding Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld, it's been a fiasco from start to finish. Their lying all along has cost the US umpteen billion dollars and ruined what image the US had in the world. Far worse damage than Clinton lying about an infidelity with an intern. It would be comical, if it were a movie. Unfortunately it's not!

--- Stephen

I tend to agree. The thing that I am hearing is that some "socialistcrats" are looking forward to a majority so they can "get even" for the ill advised Clinton impeachment fiasco by giving the same treatment to G.W. Bush. One can make an argument for Clinton that he would have done better as President if he hadn't been so embroiled with "Monica Gate". The Republicans insistence on an impeachment when they knew up front that there were not going to be the votes in the Senate to convict has always looked to me like the most self defeating stupidity. We, as a country, are suffering because the parties seem more interested in fratricidal infighting then the country's business. "A pox on both their houses" covers my sentiments exactly.

Bill Shuey

How about this, Bill? This about cover it properly?

"I hate & despise Republicans. In fact, the only thing I hate worse than a Republican, is a Democrat."

-Kevin in Indy

Oh Lord, two peas in a pod - how did you manage that Ghost?

WmB

" WmB" wrote in news:VteZg.10785$Y24.8003 @newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Actually I'm member #4473. I've probably endangered my own life for admitting it's existence and it's role in trying to make Clinton look like venal, lieing, immoral trash when of course we all know what a truly remarkable and upstanding man he was.

Uh-huh. ;)

Frank

Right now that about describes my feelings exactly.

Bill Shuey

A friend of mine who is a D.O.D. employee has this to say:

"Regardless of party affiliation, everyone employed inside the (Washington) Beltway is linked by one basic philosophical imperative, total contempt for the American taxpayer"!

Bill Shuey

Sadly, I don't think many of us disbelieve that. Those that do, especially should not.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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