1) Iraq:WMD's. Er, nope. 2) Iraq:9-11. Er, nope. 3) Iraq: Haven of Democracy and Peace in war torn ME. Nope. 4) Economy: Spending. Nope. 5) Economy: Jobs. Uh, nope. I truly believed that Bush's impromptu press conference just to announce that he was 'troubled' with the gay marriages in San Francisco is a sign that he has chosen that as an issue he can actually argue and win ( in many people's minds-not mine). Following his horrible SOTUA and even worse sit down on Meet The Press, he's clearly scrambling for a forum he won't totally screw up. The boat has many, many holes, and some of them are letting in water awfully fast.
I don't even know if he can win that one. States set rules for marriage individually, age time to wait after obtainign license, rules for divorce, etc. Republicans, traditionally, are in favor of smaller national governemt, letting states handle what they can. Gay marriage, if separated from the emotions, is about laws regarding marriage. Bottom line is can the states, according to their own constitutions, allow for this to occur. Massachusetts has decided that they can. Jumping on this will mobilize gays and lesbians and their families to regsiter and vote Democrat. Granted, most would vote dem anyway, but the turnout among them would swell tremendously.
Maybe, but I have no other exaplanation for that sudden P.C. from a President not know for them. I think he and his guys are scrambling arounbd for some solid footing, and feel that this is an issue with which they can feel safe. I agree with you that, on merits, they don't win this issue, but polls show that most Americans are against.
If I'm not mistaken we did not have a thread about this. http://www.911forthetruth.com/ . . . On 11/26/03, Ellen Mariani filed a civil RICO action [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act] lawsuit against President Bush and other high level members of his administration based upon prior knowledge of 911; knowingly failing to act, prevent or warn of 911; and the ongoing obstruction of justice by covering up the truth of 911; all in violation of the laws of the United States. Ellen seeks judicial redress to restore the U.S. Consititution's "Separation of Powers" clause so never again will another "911" occur on our land. . . .
with a little bit of experience in Civil RICO cases, I can tell you already without even looking at anything other than that blurb that that thing is DOA and is probably just for publicity value.
....but....( have been waiting to say this for months)....9-11 chganged everything.... ( Actually agree, but geese, ganders, etc.)
Here's the link and full article for the new poll numbers. It doesn't look good for Bush at all. (hee, hee!) Kerry, Edwards both top Bush in poll Bush campaign chairman cites 'huge focus' on Dems (CNN) --Democratic presidential hopefuls John Edwards and John Kerry both hold leads of 10 percentage points or more in hypothetical match-ups against President Bush, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday. The survey marks the first time Edwards, a U.S. senator from North Carolina, has topped Bush in a one-on-one poll of likely voters if the election were held today. In a head-to-head contest, 55 percent said they would choose Kerry for president over Bush, who drew the support of 43 percent. Edwards led the president 54 percent to 44 percent. The poll of 1,006 adults, including 568 likely voters, had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. It was conducted Monday and Tuesday -- before the returns came in from the Wisconsin primary, where Edwards finished a strong second to Sen. Kerry of Massachusetts. Kerry has argued that he is the only Democrat in the race who can beat Bush. That argument has helped him win 16 of the 18 presidential contests to date; Edwards won in his native South Carolina. The chairman of Bush's re-election campaign said Wednesday he is not surprised by the new poll numbers. "There's been a huge focus on the Democratic primary, a lot of media coverage of those events ... huge amounts of money spent attacking the president," said Marc Racicot, who left the helm of the Republican National Committee last June to chair the president's campaign. He spoke in an interview with CNN's Inside Politics. "We predicted that we were probably going to be in a position where we would be trailing for a period of time, so I think that we've known all along that this is going to be a tough race," he said. In his first interview since taking the helm of the campaign, Racicot also noted that former presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan both trailed their re-election challengers, then came back to win strong victories in 1996 and 1984, respectively "Our steadfast belief is that when the steady leadership of the president is characterized and also defined, that there will be a clear choice for Americans to make," he said. The polls' use of likely voters appears to give Democrats an edge they have not enjoyed in previous surveys, finding that more rank-and-file Democrats are paying attention to the campaign. Among registered voters, Kerry held a narrower edge over Bush, 51 percent to 46 percent. Edwards led Bush 49 percent to 48 percent in the same survey of registered voters. Bush's approval rating dipped slightly in the most recent poll, down a point to 51 percent. Forty-six percent said they disapproved of the president's performance in office. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. More of those surveyed considered Bush a strong leader when matched against Kerry, 65 percent to 59 percent. But more said they considered Kerry honest and trustworthy, 61 percent to 55 percent. But only 42 percent said either man had a clear plan for solving the country's problems today, and less than half of those surveyed -- 45 percent for Bush, 44 percent for Kerry -- said they believed the candidates would stand up to special interests while in office. Critics, including Democratic Party chief Terry McAuliffe, have raised questions in recent weeks about whether Bush fulfilled his duties to the Air National Guard during the Vietnam era. But the poll suggests that neither those questions, nor Kerry's history as a decorated Vietnam veteran-turned-antiwar activist, are having much effect on voters' preferences. Only 35 percent said they believed Bush did anything illegal or unethical during his time in the Guard, and 81 percent said his actions during that period would make no difference in their decision about whether to vote for him. Seventy-nine percent said Kerry's combat experience also would make no difference to them in casting their ballot. And 69 percent said his antiwar activism made no difference in their decisions. Those questions had margins of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/18/elec04.prez.poll/index.html Looks like the RNC are worried about that "free publicity", Trader_Jorge, even if you're not.
I, for one, am amazed at this response. I fully expected him to say something like" We are stunned and disheartened. We thought we had it wrapped up, and these numbers just took our feet out from under us. We are scrambling for solid ground, trying to plug all the holes, but it's proving almost impossible. Frankly, we donlt know what to do." I can't believe his actual response wasn't more like this. I guess they really aren't worried, really weren't caught off guard, or they'd have said so.
