the people of the USA sent this administration a clear message on how we felt about their war in the middle east on november 7th, why are the continuing to ignore it, if they are suppose to work for us?
DO we need to send them the same mesage, once again, in 2008??
2007-01-14 12:34:04 · 12 answers · asked by jj 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
yes John, we know it is "just you", after seeing a few of your "answers".
Let me give you a hint about how our government works.
-President, at election time goes around campaigning for other people in his party.
-If the opinion of the people is favorable to the President at that time, his party wins more of the seats. if they are not, they do not.
-the best way for a voter to send a clear message to our government, is to elect people who will oppose anything he says!
-what happened election 2006?
2007-01-14 12:52:25 · update #1
HELLOO josh m, i'm speaking about the American government, not some other government!
2007-01-14 12:57:14 · update #2
crusinthru, you nearly won me over with your first two sentences, too bad i read more than just the first two senteces of everything huh?
have you ever read about terrorists, ad realize hoe they actually do their fighting?
if you have, you would knwo, it isn't on the ground, in a ground conflict-like scenario. If we are indeed wining a war in Iraq, it isn't aginst terrorists, it is aginst insurgents, militants, and the lackies of the people we should be after.
you should check out how many times all these upper ranking terrorists have been killed only to resurface somewhere else.
they are covert fighters, and that is the way they should be fought to squash any chance of creating more.
2007-01-14 13:02:33 · update #3
duty and policy, are two entirely different things, yupchagee!
2007-01-14 14:06:57 · update #4
Well I'm in the same boat cause I missed the message that was sent Congress switched control that happens about every 4-8 years nothing special about that.
2007-01-14 12:51:51 · answer #1 · answered by josh m 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think the conservatives fired their reps more then the libs won. We are sick and tired of them loosing their core values once elected. It's funny most people run their familys in a conservative way but for some reason fall for the bs from the left that they are the compasonate party. I know you think staying the course in Iraq fighting and winning the war on terror is wrong. I'm so glad a lib isn't in the white house yet and I cringe at the thought of one who is not strong against terrorism winning in 08. But what the heck our country is going down hill so fast in other areas maybe it just doesn't matter anymore. I am old and won't be around much longer. so you libs can have it drive this country into the ground make it into a third world country like you want. I will be somewher else watching and laughing at you all.
2007-01-14 20:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well, since 70% of Americans dissaprove of Bush/Cheney and 69% are against the war in Iraq, I would have to surmise that the answer is YES. Stay the Course, like the Titanic. I think this war will cement in people's minds that this Republican president and former Republican congress shoved this war through as if it meant the survival of humanity depended on invading Iraq.
2007-01-14 20:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Bush said it best today. He has the authority to escalate the war, and congress AKA the people can't do anything about it.
He has nothing to lose. He can't run again anyway, and if a Democratic president is elected next time around, he'll be the one blamed for trying to clean up Bush's mess.
2007-01-14 20:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by almintaka 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think congress should put a review time line on the new surge before the 08 election at that time if no real gain in Iraq, impeachment.
2007-01-14 20:41:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Bush & Cheney were reelected in 2004 & entrusted to implement policies that they judge to be in our country's best interests. The 06 election doesn't cancel that. Their duty didn't change.
2007-01-14 21:51:55 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They still do not have "political cover" yet. Need to find a way to blame the Dems before the Bush term ends and the Bush library gets built.
2007-01-14 20:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Our President is not ignoring the message, he's sending in twenty thousand more troops to prove you wrong in your thinking. Anyone supporting this debacle is saying to the American voters, do not re-elect me again.
2007-01-14 20:43:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
What? So you won over the House and Senate, that hardly sends a message about the war, since it was the democrats who have tried to pass a draft bill, and to deploy more troops to Iraq. Besides don't forget we have the supreme court!!!
2007-01-14 20:43:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yep... that's the way it's done in this country.
2007-01-14 20:47:54 · answer #10 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋