Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said, "Far from spreading freedom and democracy in the Middle East, the Bush administration has watched while extremists grow stronger,
Iran goes nuclear, Iraq falls into civil war and oil and gas prices skyrocket. Simply staying the course is unacceptable."
(I think he reads YAHOO Answers and stole my quote btw... I said that almost verbatim awhile back)
2006-08-21 20:00:56 · 13 answers · asked by BeachBum 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Just follow the yellow brick road.
Or, "The Road To Baghdad Is Paved With Gold"!
2006-08-22 08:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
What "stay the course" means is don't look at the failure. believe that if you keep trying you will win. like a gambler who loses a lot of money. But rather than take his loses and the rest of his cash and go home. He has too much pride to admit the casino got the best of him. So he take out loans, max out the cards, then starts hawking his watch and rings. After he has to sell the car he end up on his knees giving lips service in the men's' room. all for a little bit more, for that on last pull of the bandit. Surely that would be the tipping point and he will then start to win.
2006-08-22 03:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have flashbacks to that SNL skit that has Dana Carvey playing George H.W. Bush (41) in the presidential debate where he kept saying "Stay the Course...." Jon Lovitz played Dukakis...it's hilarious!!!
2006-08-22 03:04:59 · answer #3 · answered by basketcase88 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Stay the course" would be to keep the same objective in mind. It shouldn't mean to keep trying to achieve the goal with a method that isn't working. There's an old business adage: Never throw good money after bad. In other words, if the method you are using to reach your goal doesn't work, don't keep doing it. Duh!
2006-08-22 18:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay the corse to me means a sore shoulder, because if my kayak starts getting sucked out to sea in a strong current I have to paddle my eyes off to avoid oblivion.
2006-08-22 03:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by Just Ask 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Stay the course means finish what you have started - so he is saying we have to stop now rather than finish what we started
2006-08-22 03:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by boo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Status quo
2006-08-22 03:05:04 · answer #7 · answered by Re Fined 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That means more laughable quotes and more Republican leadership that will lead us headlong into conflict.
2006-08-22 03:07:16 · answer #8 · answered by blankrogue 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
perversely unwilling to face actual situation and modify one's course in achieving something
2006-08-22 03:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by Gavin 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
staying the course means to not give up and to keep at it.
2006-08-22 03:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by Speak freely 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋