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iamthewalrus109 · 09-09-2004, 08:53 AM

Cheney's statements just underline the basic premise of the entire Bush election effort in 2004, I've said it before and I'll say it again, fear. It's as simple as that. I think Kerry can restructure and do pretty well at hammering at GW's character and his record as president, even admist Kerry's as Senator. I think with current revelations about Bush and the debates I think Kerry can comeback again and make this election damn close, in a vacum, but this is post 9/11. As I've said in a new thread I started today (see Ben Barnes) I believe that inveitably people will vote on the fact that you don't change presidents in a time of war, especially this "war on terror". The Bush campaign can hammer this home with the threat of a terrorist attack with a change in guard, especially a weakling like John Kerry, or so they say, how they're able to pose somebody how volunteered to go to war as weak is beyond me. This fact only proves my point more.

It's pretty powerful stuff if you ask me, I mean how many worse than Watergate scandals can you have and still be in office? Well I think this president takes the cake. Judging by the silence of many of the moderates in Congress, and I mean Republicans here, and alot of the moderate intelligensia of this country, I can pretty much say that it's working. People are scared to death, and many believe that fighting over someplace else, ie. Iraq, is a hell of a lot better then fighting here, even if it has in reality distracted us from other threats, and can very well be a bunch of hogwash.

In the end Cheney and the rest of the team are playing this right. Even if Bush's personal credbility dries up between now and Novemeber, this senond prong will win it for them. People will still see people like Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld as more secure, they'll still vote on the Republican mindset, and policy and not the man GW Bush.

-Walrus

09-09-2004, 08:53 AM	#6
iamthewalrus109 High Propagandist Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 111	This is how they will win in the end Cheney's statements just underline the basic premise of the entire Bush election effort in 2004, I've said it before and I'll say it again, fear. It's as simple as that. I think Kerry can restructure and do pretty well at hammering at GW's character and his record as president, even admist Kerry's as Senator. I think with current revelations about Bush and the debates I think Kerry can comeback again and make this election damn close, in a vacum, but this is post 9/11. As I've said in a new thread I started today (see Ben Barnes) I believe that inveitably people will vote on the fact that you don't change presidents in a time of war, especially this "war on terror". The Bush campaign can hammer this home with the threat of a terrorist attack with a change in guard, especially a weakling like John Kerry, or so they say, how they're able to pose somebody how volunteered to go to war as weak is beyond me. This fact only proves my point more. It's pretty powerful stuff if you ask me, I mean how many worse than Watergate scandals can you have and still be in office? Well I think this president takes the cake. Judging by the silence of many of the moderates in Congress, and I mean Republicans here, and alot of the moderate intelligensia of this country, I can pretty much say that it's working. People are scared to death, and many believe that fighting over someplace else, ie. Iraq, is a hell of a lot better then fighting here, even if it has in reality distracted us from other threats, and can very well be a bunch of hogwash. In the end Cheney and the rest of the team are playing this right. Even if Bush's personal credbility dries up between now and Novemeber, this senond prong will win it for them. People will still see people like Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld as more secure, they'll still vote on the Republican mindset, and policy and not the man GW Bush. -Walrus Last edited by iamthewalrus109; 09-09-2004 at 08:56 AM.