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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:53 AM
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An Army of One
Not a fan of this RW rag, but thought the op/ed piece was interesting, given the source.

An army of one
by Michael Goodwin

George Bush has met his match. He has twice vanquished Democratic opponents, brought down Saddam Hussein and is the straw that stirs the world's drink.

All that was before Cindy Sheehan showed up on his doorstep.

Sheehan lost her son Casey in Iraq and now the President is paying the piper. He is a hostage to Sheehan's little band of protesters camped near his ranch in Crawford, Tex. This is not how the President wanted to spend his vacation. He has only himself to blame. Bush's decision to spend a full month in Texas was stunningly stupid. With Americans turning solidly against the war - a Newsweek poll reported a mere 34% now approve of his handling of Iraq - the President looks callous when the nation needs reassuring. And he could be losing his last bit of leverage over public opinion. Put it this way: no support, no war.

Now he's stuck in Texas with Sheehan. If he meets with her, as she demands, she wins. If he cuts his visit short and scurries back to Washington, she wins. If he stays, she also wins, as she did yesterday.


http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/337924p-288568c.html


Again, I apologize for the source.... just thought it was interesting. ;-)
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:54 AM
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1. The straw that stirs the world's drink? Oh dear, that's what they
call the turd in the punchbowl now?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 07:06 AM
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2. right... he also calls Howard Dean 'nutty'
:eyes:

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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:04 AM
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3. kick...
:kick:

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connecticut yankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 11:59 AM
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4. An Army of One

George Bush has met his match. He has twice vanquished Democratic opponents, brought down Saddam Hussein and is the straw that stirs the world's drink.

All that was before Cindy Sheehan showed up on his doorstep.

For the rest of Michael Goodwin's article --

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/337924p-288568c.html
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 11:59 AM
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5. and she is doing it non violently.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 11:59 AM
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6. dupe
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Upfront Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 11:59 AM
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7. Nice Story
However, I would not call Howard Dean nutty. Dean needs to move just a little further then demanding a plan to get the troops home. He needs to say, bring them home now, as it is obvious this is a failed effort. He says that, then he and I agree 100% on the rest. He is a good man doing a great job. Being a Democrat I can never agree with anyone in total. lol Go Cindy !!!!
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 11:59 AM
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8. Yeah, he's one of the "finish the job" people, sadly.
He probably even knows it would likely be best to start withdrawing troops, if not pulling them out altogether.
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