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    Bush Pledges Vigorous Fight to Retain Republican Control of

    Wonder how long Rove can ignore the ILLEGAL issue?

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    Bush Pledges Vigorous Fight to Retain Republican Control of Congress

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    Published: May 18, 2006

    WASHINGTON, May 17 — President Bush vowed Wednesday to lead an aggressive campaign this fall to maintain Republican control of Congress, saying there was a "stark difference" between the two parties.

    The president, speaking at a Republican National Committee fund-raiser, left little doubt that the White House would return to the same themes it used over the past six years, portraying Democrats as weak on terrorism and committed to higher taxes and government spending. As he did in 2002 and 2004, he repeatedly invoked the memory of the attacks of Sept. 11.

    "It's a stark choice," Mr. Bush said. "And I'm going to keep talking about it because we have a record to run on."

    "We are the party of the future, and our candidates will be running against the party of the past — a party that offers no new ideas like the Republican Party, a party that can only offer opposition," Mr. Bush said.

    But Mr. Bush, in an acknowledgment of the difficult political straits he and his party face, also offered a strong defense of the war in Iraq — the issue that his chief political adviser, Karl Rove, said was responsible for sapping much of the president's popularity. Mr. Bush said he was confident that the increasingly unpopular war would produce a stable democracy in Iraq.

    "The enemy can't defeat us in Iraq — and they can't defeat us anywhere else in the world," Mr. Bush said "The only way we can be defeated is if we lose our nerve — and the Republican Party will not lose its nerve."

    The speech was offered by a man whose presidency has been substantially weakened since he won re-election in 2004; his approval ratings are at the lowest point of his presidency. In 2002 and 2004, Mr. Bush campaigned vigorously on behalf of Republican candidates for Congress. Republicans acknowledged it was hardly certain that many Republicans Congressional would even welcome Mr. Bush in their district in the campaign ahead.

    Mr. Bush spoke at a Republican National Committee fundraiser in which Republicans raised $18 million. He drew a notably low-key reaction during most of his remarks.

    Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee chairman, said the bulk of that money would go to helping Republican candidates for Senate and the House. By contrast, Howard Dean, the Democratic National Committee chair, has sent most of the money his committee has raised to strengthen Democratic state parties across the country.

    Karen Finney, the communications director for the Democratic National Committee, called Mr. Bush's remarks "an example of the president's chronic pattern of misleading the American people."

    "The truth is America people will be faced with a choice: more of the same Bush deficits, divisiveness and deception, or a new direction based on honest leadership and real security," she said.

    Mr. Bush also argued strongly to the crowd of 800 Republican donors in support of the changes in immigration law he proposed in a speech to the nation on Monday night, including tougher border enforcement mechanisms and setting up a system for allowing many immigrants who came here illegally to try to become American citizens. Those remarks drew barely a ripple of applause from the crowd.

    Suggesting that he saw political benefit in what many Democrats view as a political liability for Republicans, Mr. Bush boasted of the changes in the Medicare prescription drug program passed by Congress in the face of criticism that it is complicated and unwieldy.

    "I want to remind you that for years the Democrats have promised our seniors a stronger Medicare system," he said. "But we delivered. We reformed Medicare." '
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    I want to remind you that for years the Democrats have promised our seniors a stronger Medicare system," he said. "But we delivered. We reformed Medicare."
    Sorry but not much of a reform to me. I watched my parents get less and less and less. There may be a future party but they best not count their chicks before they hatch.
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    Mr. Bush also argued strongly to the crowd of 800 Republican donors in support of the changes in immigration law he proposed in a speech to the nation on Monday night, including tougher border enforcement mechanisms and setting up a system for allowing many immigrants who came here illegally to try to become American citizens. Those remarks drew barely a ripple of applause from the crowd.
    Think he even noticed?
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    Again, this clown is living in a fantasy world if he thinks he can pull the wool over our eyes again. Bush's arrogance and stupidity knows no bounds.

    "It's a stark choice," Mr. Bush said. "And I'm going to keep talking about it because we have a record to run on."
    What record? The record that your the biggest disaster to ever hit this country and the worst president ever. Yeah you have alot to be proud of.

    We are the party of the future, and our candidates will be running against the party of the past — a party that offers no new ideas like the Republican Party, a party that can only offer opposition," Mr. Bush said.
    What future? The future of becoming a global welfare state? Your one to talk about new ideas. You wouldn't know what an idea was if it bit you in the ass. You just spout off whatever Karl Rove tells you to. You have to be able to come up with an original thought before you come up with a new idea and it's hard to do that when you have the IQ and intelligence of a 5 yr old on tourette's.

    Mr. Bush said he was confident that the increasingly unpopular war would produce a stable democracy in Iraq.
    Give it up dude. This abomination you call a war has been a downright disaster. I'm surprised you can even show your face in public when discussing this issue. This idiot is so out of touch with reality that he thinks a nation full of savages will form a democracy. Yeah and I have magical jedi powers too. It hasn't happened in a thousand years, it hasn't happened with 3 years of controlling this hellhole and it won't ever happen period. The only thing that's keeping a civil war from breaking out is us. What do you think will happen when we finally leave that rats nest. Thousands of troops died invain and trillions of dollars have been wasted and yet this moron thinks it's great for America. Evil bastard.

    "The only way we can be defeated is if we lose our nerve — and the Republican Party will not lose its nerve."
    Nor will you lose your arrogance from the sounds of it.

    Mr. Bush spoke at a Republican National Committee fundraiser in which Republicans raised $18 million. He drew a notably low-key reaction during most of his remarks.
    Sooner or later you won't be able to buy your way into office anymore.

    Karen Finney, the communications director for the Democratic National Committee, called Mr. Bush's remarks "an example of the president's chronic pattern of misleading the American people."

    "The truth is America people will be faced with a choice: more of the same Bush deficits, divisiveness and deception, or a new direction based on honest leadership and real security," she said.
    Yeah it's called a third party moron.

    "I want to remind you that for years the Democrats have promised our seniors a stronger Medicare system," he said. "But we delivered. We reformed Medicare." '
    Making it worse where seniors get shafted while drug companies rake in the profits doesn't count.

    Mr. Bush also argued strongly to the crowd of 800 Republican donors in support of the changes in immigration law he proposed in a speech to the nation on Monday night, including tougher border enforcement mechanisms and setting up a system for allowing many immigrants who came here illegally to try to become American citizens. Those remarks drew barely a ripple of applause from the crowd.
    Even your staunchest supporters don't buy your line of bull Bush. Again give it up. The only thing your going to accomplish this November is kissing your majority goodbye you traitorous a-hole.
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    Republicans acknowledged it was hardly certain that many Republicans Congressional would even welcome Mr. Bush in their district in the campaign ahead.
    Har-Har. They don't even want the buffoon campaigning for them!!
    What doesn't he get?? He must be smoking some real good stuff in the White House!
    What I really think is that he's in a killer fog.
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    Bush would not be in a fight to retain Republican control of Congress if he cared about Americans and this country.

    It seems that he was too busy riding bicycles with Lance Armstrong to care about us.

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    LOl, what does that tell you.......Armstrong is a big Lib - UN - one worlder.

    Let him go back to France.
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    Well many republic congressmen might remain after the next election but the Senate as far as I am concerned is a total wash. When these idots come up for reelection they need to go. I am just afraid the next election will be too late.

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