REPORT: GOP Candidates Run From Bush Record
REPORT: GOP Candidates Run From Bush Record
“Bush’s overall job approval among all voters has been declining since before he put his hand on his family’s bible and took the oath of office for the second time,” writes the New York Times. “In mid January 2005, it was 49 percent among all Americans. In a Times/CBS News poll in late April of this year it was 32 percent. It has been hovering around 30 percent since February 2006.”
As a result, Bush affiliations have become baggage for his allies. Just as they did earlier this year at the CPAC conference, the Republican presidential candidates last night ran from President Bush’s record, going to great lengths to avoid invoking his name.
President Bush’s name was invoked by Republican candidates only once during yesterday’s 90-minute debate, in response to a question about Scooter Libby’s pardon. By comparison, Ronald Reagan’s name was cited 19 times.
The breakdown:
Ronald Reagan mentions: 19 times
Giuliani: 5
Romney: 3
Brownback: 1
Hunter: 2
Huckabee: 1
Thompson: 3
McCain: 3
Gilmore: 1
George W. Bush mentions: 1 time
MATTHEWS: Let me go to, Senator — do you think Scooter Libby should be –
BROWNBACK: Let the legal process move forward, and I’d leave that up to President Bush. And I think he could go either way on that.
Both Jeb Bush and George Herbert Walker Bush were invoked by the candidates as often as George W. Bush.
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Heh. You can run, but you can't hide.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:46 amHeh heh heh... don't mention it... heh heh heh....
May 4th, 2007 at 10:47 amWhy haven't any Dem candidates started the drumbeat of "If you like W, you'll love Rudy/Mitt/John" yet?
May 4th, 2007 at 10:51 amand one candidate, Ron Paul - was completely opposite from the rest:
voted against the Iraq war, the patriot act, the military commissions act, and funding for more war.
plus he talked about keeping the internet completely unrelated too.
good stuff.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com
May 4th, 2007 at 10:52 ampersonally, I think Chris Matthews was the most Reaganesque."Trust,but verify". Lord knows he tried to get them to answer questions;the phrase "herdin cats" comes to mind....
Morning Zooey!
May 4th, 2007 at 10:54 amHow is my Princess of Progress on the dreary,dribbly Friday?(Well, it's dreary and dribbly where I am, anyway...)
This is an outrage. An outrage I tell you! We have the greatest leader of all time fighting the terrorists over there so you don't have to and not one of these pansies want to have the torch handed to them.
If I had more than half a mind I'd vote for a democrat in the next election. that is if I had more than half a mind.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:56 amsheesh, even cousin Bonzo got a couple mentions Chimpy
May 4th, 2007 at 10:57 amBush is the Albatross all Republicans have around their neck right now.
Every time he opens his mouth, they have to ignore it or sound as stupid as him.
The next 18 months should prove interesting as they dance around his failed policies, trying to ignore the retarded elephant in the room.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:57 amI work with 10 eligible Bush supporters who do no serve.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:58 amMcCain does not run away from Bush's record. He embraces the Iraq Fiasco War and literally hugs Bush as much as he can. It is almost homoerotic his hugging of Bush.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:02 amHEADLINE: REPORT: GOP Candidates Run From Bush Record
May 4th, 2007 at 11:02 amKind of like Al Gore ran from Bill Clinton?? I get it....
The GOP, the REAL cut and run party!
-GSD
May 4th, 2007 at 11:03 amThey should be running to embrace the wise vision of our decider. if it weren't for him we'd have mullahs terrorizing our good citizens right here in the USA. It's not wise for them not to follow our Commander guy.
They should give his chance a plan to work.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:07 amDid Gore distance himself from Clinton in the primaries?
Didn't think so, but thanks for playing, Valium.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:11 amOil law animation - press play
A MUST WATCH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BUSH IS UP TO only lasts 1 minutes and leaves you so informed ..........
http://www.handsoffiraqioil.org/
May 4th, 2007 at 11:12 amMorning Zooey!
How is my Princess of Progress on the dreary,dribbly Friday?(Well, it’s dreary and dribbly where I am, anyway…)
Comment by whiteyfresh
Hey whitey, Happy Friday! Sun's trying to come out, but it's still damned cold. I hope you have a big weekend planned. :) I'm studying for exams. TP has been a b*tch and hasn't been letting me on. :(
May 4th, 2007 at 11:13 amRon Paul is the ONLY candidate that I can conceive of voting for at this point.
Sad, he's a republican.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:16 amArriving just in time for last night's Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library are the first sneak peaks of the Gipper's soon to be released diary. While Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and the rest vie to claim the mantle of "Reagan Conservative," you can contemplate Ronnie's insightful private admissions such as "getting shot hurts" and "I agreed to sell TOWs to Iran."
But you don't have to wait for "The Reagan Diaries" to size up the man. For some reflections on Reagan from the man himself and the friends who knew him best, see:
May 4th, 2007 at 11:16 am"GOP Debate Reflections on Reagan."
finish insulating under the house, mow the yard. wheeeeeee...
May 4th, 2007 at 11:20 amIt will be an exercise in futility for these wannabe presidents.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:21 amSmall wonder these individuals would distance themselves from George, The Terrible, eh? The fact of the matter is that the citizens of this country want to distance themselves from this abysmal failure as well. His term can't end soon enough for most of us; in fact, the only thing better than the expiration of his term would be his immediate and unequivocal impeachment.
Impeachment would clearly signal an end to this heinous level of internal corruption which goes clear to the top and the Office of the President. It would also send a clear signal to the rest of the world that the american people are definitely NOT George W. Bush.....far from it, thank goodness!
May 4th, 2007 at 11:21 amThe GOP exposed in all its inglorious ineptitude and malfeasance:
http://www.airfarceone.net/rightyreference.html
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May 4th, 2007 at 11:25 amI'm shocked I tell you, I'm shocked. HeHe. Good luck in 08' neocons. You're gonna need it. Hey Valient "I never get penis". But, but, Al Gore, but, but Bill Clinton. Good night my sweet neocons. 08' is gonna be a sweep by the democrats. Too funny. You know the neocons are in deep shit if they're waking up the ghost of a dead president from the 80's. Give me a break. What's next Romney will start signing a Flock of Seagulls tune. And I ran, I ran so far away from Bush. But I couldn't get away. Too funny.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:25 am#17 Kay - Actually I would agree with you. Ron Paul was more honest than any of the Republican candidates; in fact, he said things I would like the Democratic candidates to say. And, with the exception of Mike Gravel, the Dem group was noticeably silent on these things which are so important to the american people.
It's also a shame that Ron Paul is so old because, if he had more youth and vigor, I believe that many Indepdents would find him quite satisfying in many ways. Be that as it may, however, Paul is too old but will keep these "clones" honest.
BTW, just as an aside, wasn't it about a decade or so ago when "Dress for Success" determined that wearing a red tie was a subliminal sign of power??? I think it's quite comical that 5 clearly had bright red ties on and one other had a red/blue mix. They looked like they were wearing their "Republican LockStep Uniform" from crimminy sakes! What a bunch of mindless, uncreative, lockstep clones!
May 4th, 2007 at 11:25 amfinish insulating under the house, mow the yard. wheeeeeee…
Comment by whiteyfresh
Heh. I get most of my heat from the condo below mine, so I don't want to change that; and no yard to mow. Life is good. :D
May 4th, 2007 at 11:27 amthat picture - who's the skirt?
May 4th, 2007 at 11:28 amWhat a pathetic parade of pandering psychos.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:30 amA MUST WATCH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BUSH IS UP TO only lasts 1 minute and leaves you so informed ………
for instance ever heard of
"federal Gas Oil Council" that Bipasses the Iraqi goverment on Oil Contracts ???????
http://www.handsoffiraqioil.org/
please please watch this 1 minute animation
May 4th, 2007 at 11:30 am#24 hahahaa, I identify with that. Nothing like living in a townhouse between two cold elderly couples.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:31 amHere's a call for you to respond to.
What is your most memorable Reagan moment?
Mine was when he shut down the group homes that housed many of the mentally ill throughout neighborhoods all across America.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:32 amMuch better they be homeless than rely on the government dole.
Almost as good as firing all the air traffic controllers.
25,
May 4th, 2007 at 11:41 amNancy Reagan?
By comparison, Ronald Reagan’s name was cited 19 times.
Who?
May 4th, 2007 at 11:41 am.
What is your most memorable Reagan moment?
When he was still a bad actor & a Democrat.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:42 amWhat is your most memorable Reagan moment?
Comment by RUCerious
I loved those post-news conference new conferences where the designated WH dope had to explain what the President really meant. Heh.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:44 amthat picture - who’s the skirt?
Comment by Pete Bogs
My vision sucks, but I thin that's Nancy Reagan.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:45 amI see that that the Ron Paul crowd is here trying to fool progressives again. Kay, why won't you tell us the truth about Ron Paul?
So let me inform anyone not already aware: Ron Paul has been endorsed by the Constitution Party and calls himself a strict constitutionalist. I suggest that anyone considering voting for Ron Paul learn more about Paul and the Constitution Party. In most ways they are ultra-right wingers. They believe that the income tax is unconstitutional, for example. Now who would love to have the income tax abolished? Yup. The same ultra-rich pr*cks who gave us Bush.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:45 am#24 hahahaa, I identify with that. Nothing like living in a townhouse between two cold elderly couples.
Comment by null
I own a unit over a bunch of freezing college girls. I rarely turn on my heat. :-)
May 4th, 2007 at 11:46 amREPORT: GOP Candidates Run From Bush Record
Kind of like Al Gore ran from Bill Clinton?? I get it….
Comment by valiant venus — May 4, 2007 @ 11:02 am
And Al Gore lost, in a manner of speaking. Perhaps the Republican candidates should embrace Bush, it at the very least would show some loyalty.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:46 amMistress Z~ !
May 4th, 2007 at 11:49 amWhy are you freezing college girls? Aren't they much better thawed out?
TP has been a b*tch and hasn’t been letting me on. :(
Comment by Zooey — May 4, 2007 @ 11:13 am
Seriously? And the trolls seem to be multiplying exponentially. Is this "really" a progressive site?
May 4th, 2007 at 11:49 amMistress Z~ I posted my first diary at Daily Kos ~ Look for Chanbo.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:54 amWhat is your most memorable Reagan moment?
Mine was when he shut down the group homes that housed many of the mentally ill throughout neighborhoods all across America.
Much better they be homeless than rely on the government dole.
Almost as good as firing all the air traffic controllers.
Comment by RUCerious — May 4, 2007 @ 11:32 am
My favorite is him firing so many food inspectors that food related illnesses have been on the rise ever since. Wait, then he fired all the air traffic controllers, maybe that's my favorite. Oh, and then there was him getting rid of all the epidemiologists at the National Institute of Health so we no longer hear about clusters of cancer or other diseases like we used to. Oh wait, I know, getting rid of the Fairness Doctrine to insure parity in reporting ... I better not think anymore.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:56 amthat picture - who’s the skirt?
Comment by Pete Bogs — May 4, 2007 @ 11:28 am
Romney is kinda purdy ain't he? He's probly got a bunch a them thar mormon wives fixin him nice like that.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:58 amBush wasn't the only word avoided in last night's debate. I noticed that poverty wasn't mentioned either. With over 1.2 billion people living on $1 a day or less, it doesn't seem like an issue which could be easily ignored, yet it has been. The US agreed to the UN Millennium Goals in 2000 which set 2015 as the year by which we should have accomplished cutting severe poverty in half. However, it seems that we are far from accomplishing that task. I want to know what these candidates intend to do to ensure that we follow through on the Millennium Goals?
May 4th, 2007 at 12:00 pmMistress Z~ !
Why are you freezing college girls? Aren’t they much better thawed out?
Comment by RUCerious
Hey, I don't touch 'em! The have no sense. It's 37 degrees outside and they're wearing flip-flops, shorts, and shirts with their tummy's hanging out. :P
I'll look for your diary on DKos. Cool!
May 4th, 2007 at 12:00 pmSeriously? And the trolls seem to be multiplying exponentially. Is this “really†a progressive site?
Comment by Shane
Weird, huh? Well, I need to be out of here soon -- exams next week! TP will be reduced to my break time. :{
May 4th, 2007 at 12:02 pmMistress Z~ !
Why are you freezing college girls? Aren’t they much better thawed out?
Comment by RUCerious — May 4, 2007 @ 11:49 am
RUCerious, you made me spit coffee through my nose.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:02 pmSorry about that Shane, as my strength returns, the force seems to be gathering its strength as well.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:04 pmIn last night's Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library, former Massachusetts Mitt Romney added Osama Bin Laden to his rapidly growing list of flip-flops. By alternately downplaying or emphasizing the importance of capturing Bin Laden as political circumstances require, Romney finds himself in good company - with President Bush.
For the details, see:
May 4th, 2007 at 12:04 pm"Romney Flip-Flops on Bin Laden."
TP has been a b*tch and hasn’t been letting me on. :(
Comment by Zooey — May 4, 2007
I couldn't log in last night or first thing this morning, but I was thinking some hacker was attacking the site. When I saw that there were hundreds of comments logged while I was frozen out, I was bemused. I remain bemused, but now I'm bemused by the notion of freezing coeds. If I'd thought of that 30 years ago, I could be thawing them out for my own nefarious purposes now. It's genius, really, Zooey.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:05 pmhuh...
only 19???
i only watched the first hour, seemed like more then...
i'm wondering about the lineup in that picture...
May 4th, 2007 at 12:13 pmi found it odd that rudy got a choice placement
on nancy's right...
and why is a "debate moderator" included in that pic?
...
RUC,
Great diary on DKos. I left a comment as "Ms Luna."
May 4th, 2007 at 12:13 pmIf I’d thought of that 30 years ago, I could be thawing them out for my own nefarious purposes now. It’s genius, really, Zooey.
Comment by gummitch
Hey, that was RUC's fantasy, not mine. Heh. I merely pointed out that they were freezing, and that I was benefitting from said freezing -- nothing more. :-)
Besides, I'd rather be the "hot" college girl living above them -- which I am. :D
May 4th, 2007 at 12:15 pmWhat is your most memorable Reagan moment?
Comment by RUCerious — May 4, 2007 @ 11:32 am
my kids were in school when st.ronnie declared
ketchup to be a vegetable...
that was probably the best of the worst...
May 4th, 2007 at 12:22 pm...
my kids were in school when st.ronnie declared
ketchup to be a vegetable…
that was probably the best of the worst…
Comment by katy
Ronnie thought he was ketchup that day....
May 4th, 2007 at 12:29 pmas my strength returns, the force seems to be gathering its strength as well.
Comment by RUCerious — May 4, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
heh... i noticed that last evening... had a chance to leave you
a message with a reply to your comment (on fineman thread)...
in case you missed it:
so, it’s like riding a bike, right? … you seem to have jumped right back into the swing of things here…
May 4th, 2007 at 12:33 pmi’ll take my turn to say welcome back and so glad to hear your news
was good news… keep up the good work… just pace yourself! :-)
…Comment by katy — May 4, 2007 @ 12:39 am
...
Ronnie thought he was ketchup that day….
Comment by Zooey
* snort * ... another zinger!
May 4th, 2007 at 12:34 pmThanks katy, yer a real sweetie!!~~
May 4th, 2007 at 12:35 pmI left a comment as “Ms Luna.â€
Comment by Zooey — May 4, 2007 @ 12:13 pm
Oh, you romantic one... :)
May 4th, 2007 at 12:51 pmOh, you romantic one… :)
Comment by Juan C
Who told you? Heh.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:54 pmI missed the debate. Rats! Rats! Rats!
Any references to Herbert Hoover?
May 4th, 2007 at 12:55 pmHmmm, you'd think it could be a good question for all of them: "How do you feel about the current decider?" It sounds like a relevant question. Is the American public left uninformed? I guess the info is a matter of national security, go figure...
May 4th, 2007 at 12:57 pmMore false advertisement from the Great White Elephant Sale. With American no longer buying this tripe, these bums are harder and harder to market.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:02 pmAny references to Herbert Hoover?
Comment by John Gilpins
They propped his corpse in a chair up front -- they needed to fill the seats. He was pretty quiet. :)
May 4th, 2007 at 1:05 pmRonald Reagan mentions: 19 times
Giuliani: 5
Was one of the Reagan mentions multiple marriages?
May 4th, 2007 at 1:09 pmGeorge Who?
May 4th, 2007 at 1:19 pmWhat was discussed last night in this so call great debate,and the hype that MSNBC used and the music to sell?
1. Health care to Americans was not discussed....but some candidates like the profit making companies to continue reaping profits.
2. Iraq war....continue the same..and support Bush,and start another war with Iran.
Rep. D.Hunter:'I think Iran already crossed the line"...Meaning another war.
3. Deficit: Was not mentioned except by Ron Paul,and Mccain claimed he will balance the budget...by starting new wars..and chasing the illusive victory.
4.Civil Rights and intruding on people's private lives...was not mentioned.
5.Wages and helping the little guy...was not mentioned.
6.Election's campaign 'reform and money' that is out of control in our election system. was not mentioned.
7.Integrity of the Election System and the machines...Was not mentioned.
8.Education system from cost to 'Speration of Church and State'...was not mentioned.
9.Guns and regulating buying guns and checking unqualified buyes..was not mentioned.
10.How are we going to get out of Iraq....was not mentioned.
11.Skyrocketing gasoline prices and the last upward trends were not mentioned.
12. Immigration and a reasonable and practical solutions...were not mentioned..other than building a fence.
What was mentioned...
We are the party of ideas
Reagan's legacy
We will chase terrorists without understanding WHAT started this phenomena and WHO started it..and Why.
We will give back taxes collected....but no mention of how to replace it with increase war and government spending.
This morning, the pundits began to back their candidates with vigor..but most issues were not discussed.
Anyone of these candidate wins...nothing will change.
I blame also MSNBC for its poor coverage...the questions do not represent the realites on the ground...so were the answers.
I would have trusted MSNBC...if they just ask one question about PNAC,and the rush for war...
May 4th, 2007 at 1:23 pm3362 another 11 have died since tuesdays veto
May 4th, 2007 at 1:24 pmSorry about that Shane, as my strength returns, the force seems to be gathering its strength as well.
Comment by RUCerious — May 4, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
Happy to hear that. Really, spitting coffee through my nose is the high point of my day. I'm living the dream.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:33 pm1. Health care to Americans was not discussed….but some candidates like the profit making companies to continue reaping profits
Comment by tarazan — May 4, 2007 @ 1:23 pm
I hate to disagree, but I believe at least on of them made a derogatory comment about Hillary's proposed health care and how the free market should handle it instead. You know, like they've been doing already.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:38 pmBoy I haven't heard Reagan mentioned so many times in quite a while. It's funny how they only remember the 1.25 positive aspects of Reagan's presidency.
Too bad for the candidates that the most recent republican president before W was also named BUSH! It's so silly that they now try to distance themselves from W after marching in lock-step with him for the last 7 years. Why don't they just jump completely off the reality wagon and claim that Islamists eat our babies?
May 4th, 2007 at 1:38 pmfrom #70
"It’s so silly that they now try to distance themselves from W after marching in lock-step with him for the last 7 years. Why don’t they just jump completely off the reality wagon and claim that Islamists eat our babies?"
"Off the bandwagon"?! Well, smart guy, I'd like to know who YOU think has been eating our babies.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:48 pm#71
Thanks but I meant "wagon" in a context similar to: It is rumored that GW, a known alcoholic has fallen off of the wagon.
And to answer your question, the answer would have to be Fat Bastard. "GET IN MY BELLY!!"
May 4th, 2007 at 2:03 pmHeh. You can run, but you can’t hide.
Comment by Zooey — May 4, 2007 @ 10:46 am
Dang, Zooey, you're fast. Ya scooped me completely. That's waht I wanted to say.
May 4th, 2007 at 2:12 pmThey should have had their picture taken wearing "I'm with Stupid" T-shirts and pointing to the guy to their right. I'm amazed that nay of them theink they have the least chance of getting elected after what will be 8 YEARS of the Bush Nightmare.
May 4th, 2007 at 2:14 pmDang, Zooey, you’re fast. Ya scooped me completely. That’s waht I wanted to say.
Comment by the republic of stupidity
Heh. I'm a fast girl....
May 4th, 2007 at 2:31 pmHeh. I’m a fast girl….
Comment by Zooey — May 4, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
Ummm..... a fast college chick?
May 4th, 2007 at 3:03 pm#35
Ron Paul makes the most sense of the Republicans, and you probably think Hillary and O-Bomb-ya are "Progressives", with their War Chest Pounding, NAFTA, and revamping or vitamin access
Personally, I don't care much for any Neo-Libertarian, but his anti-war stand is very brave for a Repuke.
Frankly the only one out of all of them that has any sanity left is Kucinich.
May 4th, 2007 at 3:07 pmUmmm….. a fast college chick?
Comment by hacker bob
Yes, but not frozen. Heh. :D
May 4th, 2007 at 4:53 pmRE 74 - They should have had their picture taken wearing “I’m with Stupid†T-shirts and pointing to the guy to their right. I’m amazed that nay of them theink they have the least chance of getting elected after what will be 8 YEARS of the Bush Nightmare.
Comment by the republic of stupidity — May 4, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
Someone told me this morning that this is the Democrats election to lose... The same, I guess, can be said for 2004. And look what happened, you guys ran a loser and you LOST. Please run Hillary, I can hear your "sexist America" excuses ringing out loud already!
May 4th, 2007 at 5:23 pm