The fate of the Republican party?

[iamthewalrus109]

In regards to Bush being even more hated and what another 4 years of the man will do for America, well it comes down to just dragging the US further through the sand. One point on this is the alternative, ie John Kerry. I think there are many undecided voters, some Reagan dems, former Reform party people, who could never really vote for John Kerry. A second point is, all this election takes is a win, there's no possiblilty for clear win in this election anyway, so, all the person has to do is win really.

Bush's problem will be that once he's back in office it's still his ball game, if Iraq goes even worse, and there's another terrorist attack, the country will be incensed due to the fact that GW Bush got us to that point. By the end of the second term the Republican party will be in ruins and all who supported Bush in any sort of public manner will be remembered as supporters of Bush's policies. What this leaves are those who have rallied against him for the most part, those who have decided to speak out on unfair, wasteful, and excessive policies, for tride and true Republican beliefs. His real base is the religious folk/christian conservatives, beyond that his true support is thin among traditional conservatives and Nixon/Rockfeller type Republicans. In the end the will probably several events and a worseing situation in the Middle East obviously. The American public will tire of this pre-emption strategy and want to return to a quieter time. Attacking other nations and stirring up trouble the way Bush has is not the way you stabalize anything. You need to pacifiy not just destroy.

In summary I don't see the country just blaming GW Bush for what's happening and what's going to happen. It is more thann likely it will be the Republican party that will be blamed, especially due to the decentralized way his administration is set up. It's not just GW Bush, but it's Dick Cheney, Dom Rumsfeld, and others that make this up. When you think of Dick Nixon, or Bill Clintion for example, power and decision was vested at the top, so when their scandals hit, and there policies were question it was more a matter of them as individuals than their administration, or their party, with Bush it's different, with him it's really a group effort, so much so that it imperils the Republican party itself.

- Walrus