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McCain = Bush = GOP

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 11:42:53 AM EST
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Via Matt Yglesias, McCain surrogate Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM), argued on Face The Nation that Barack Obama is un-American because he criticizes President Bush.

We all know McCain and the Republicans are not un-American so they must be in agreement with the Bush Administration's actions of the past 8 years. So it is official, McCain and the Republicans are running on the accomplishments of the George W. Bush Administration. Rep. Wilson's clarity is refreshing.

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    Republicans have been accusing (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by litigatormom on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 11:51:56 AM EST
    people who criticized Bush foreign policy, including the war in Iraq and Bush's stubborn unilateralism, of being unpatriotic for years.

    Unfortunately, the sort of American exceptionalism that Bush and McCain have been promoting for years is that international law only applies to us if we want it to.

    One little problem (5.00 / 0) (#2)
    by Peter G on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:01:46 PM EST
    ... with this line of GOP "argument."  It applies to, what is is now? -- something like 88% of the American people.  

    Un-American.... (5.00 / 0) (#8)
    by kdog on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:52:29 PM EST
    is the new American...leave it to G-Dub to pull that off.

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    ha (5.00 / 0) (#5)
    by connecticut yankee on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:11:06 PM EST
    He was critical of the president and american policy. Hmmm, does that mean sarah palin is a terrorist?  Didnt she just do the same?

    I cant follow these train wreck talking points.

    The power (5.00 / 0) (#6)
    by Lahdee on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:37:56 PM EST
    of pretzel logic, republicans swear by it.

    Conservatives say . . . (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by Cleocat on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 01:52:01 PM EST
    that government is the problem.  Yet, in her convention speech, Palin mocked Obama's work as a community organizer by suggesting that she (and I'm parphrasing from memory), as mayor, was a "community organizer but with responsibilities."

    It seems to me there's a disconnect here.  If government is the problem and folks outside of government often have better ideas and aren't beholden to parties or their financiers, wouldn't Obama's past work as a community organizer be exactly the type of work a conservative should respect and honor?  Or is this not honorable work because, in Obama's case, he worked among the unemployed?  

    LoL (none / 0) (#3)
    by Faust on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:06:06 PM EST
    A full OP of snark I like it.

    In other news Dino Rossi who is running for Gov here in Washinton is listing his party as the "GOP party" because polling has shown that the "GOP party" polls better than the Republican Party. Dems tried to stop him from listing on the ballot in this way but the suit failed. Several downticket Republicans are doing the same.

    So hopefully people get the message that GOP = Bush= McCain around here because apparently people don't know what GOP stands for.

    One of the good things... (none / 0) (#4)
    by desertswine on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:06:49 PM EST
    is that the obnoxious Heather Wilson will NOT be back in Washington come January 09.

    Yippee! (none / 0) (#13)
    by DET103 on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 01:20:42 PM EST
    She leaves her house seat to run for Senate and ends up with nothing, who says there's no justice? That seat and the 3rd district are the only ones I could see going R here, Lujan will win 3rd to replace Udall, Udall will win and will make 2 D Senators from the state. Heinrich & Teague may and may not win, 100% D in NM???

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    Maybe We Should Get Rid . . . (none / 0) (#7)
    by Doc Rock on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:45:48 PM EST
    . . . Wilson, Bush, McCain all inone swell foop!

    Wasn't Heather Wilson (none / 0) (#9)
    by WS on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 12:57:50 PM EST
    the one who cried because of the Janet Jackson incident at the Superbowl?  

    The answer is (none / 0) (#12)
    by DET103 on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 01:18:39 PM EST
    Yes

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    she cried? really? (none / 0) (#18)
    by cpinva on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 06:32:29 PM EST
    why, because jackson's boobies were bigger than hers? sorry, low-hanging fruit! lol

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    I'm finally scared of Palin (none / 0) (#10)
    by ruffian on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 01:05:32 PM EST
    She gave rocks-for-brains like Wilson new hope.

    UnAmerican (none / 0) (#11)
    by koshembos on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 01:15:55 PM EST
    Both Bush and McCain are extremely unAmerican because they are willing to spill American blood with no reason just to justify their never maturing personalities.

    I would not quote Matt too often, he is not the smartest kid on the block.

    I hope Heather Wilson is out of politics (none / 0) (#15)
    by thereyougo on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 01:55:02 PM EST
    for good now that she's lost the heir apparent to Pete Dominici's seat in New Mexico.

    She's such a heartless politician, and Sarah Palin is cut from the same cloth. Distort and outright lie are becoming the credo for the GOP or Republicans.

    they are now known as the party of hypocrites, liars,and thieves. Wilson lost her seat and an opportunity to be senator because she still doesn't get it. Integrity matters, because the American people are paying attention now and have had enough.

    She also makes women look bad, I wish she'd stop it with the foolish talking points.STFU already.

    Wilson lost... (none / 0) (#16)
    by desertswine on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 02:32:48 PM EST
    the repub. primary to a guy (Steve Pearce)who's even wackier than she is. He ran on the notion that Wilson was "too liberal to serve New Mexico."

    But Pearce is going to lose to Udall for Domenici's old seat.

    You're never through with old politicians till they're dead.

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    Becoming? (none / 0) (#17)
    by cal1942 on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 02:41:59 PM EST
    Distort and outright lie are becoming the credo for the GOP or Republicans

    Becoming is not the word I'd use.  The word(s) I would use would be ... is continuing to be ...

    Lies and distortion in the Republican Party are a tradition that go back as far as my memory takes me. Lying and changing the subject (cultural "issues," etc.) are SOP when your actual position on issues and ideology are suitable only for the wealthy, the privileged and quick buck scam artists.  It's always been that way.  The Conservative Movement that siezed total control of the Republican Party made that party the most corrosive and divisive influence in our country in the last century and a half.

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    i'm sure her comments played well (none / 0) (#19)
    by cpinva on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 06:34:00 PM EST
    to the 3 people (i'm going out on a limb, and assuming 3) who still actually care what bush thinks, about anything.

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