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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 07:48 PM
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The Republicans left the lid off the cheap champagne...
Edited on Sun Jun-18-06 07:59 PM by kentuck
Just a few days ago, they started celebrating. First of all, the news came that Karl Rove was not going to be indicted. Break out the bubbly! Then Zarqawi, the most ruthless of all al Qaeda was killed after we dropped two 500-lb bombs on his vacation home. More bubbly! Then George Jr made a trip in secret to Baghdad to thank the troops and to show the world how brave he was and to try and bring up his poll numbers. Pouring bubbly on each other's heads and high-fivin'...

The first question was how much the Repubs would be helped with Rove back in the saddle, without an indictment hanging over his head. Then Zarqawi was killed and his picture was spread all over the American media, Geneva Convention be damned. Surely the polls would go up with this news. But, just to be sure, Dubya would fly into Baghdad on a sneak run - he wouldn't even tell Laura.

The Republicans in Congress were floating on air. They were feeling so good that they decided to have ten hours of debate on a non-binding resolution. Most likely, Karl had a heart-to-heart talk with them - either they get behind and support the President and his policies in Iraq or they would risk defeat in November. He must have warned them about leaving the reservation, and how that was a sure way to lose, because they all fell into line like good little soldiers to support the ill-advised and failed mission in Iraq.

But, just a few days later, after all the adulation and prognostications by the M$M, we find that Herr Bush's numbers have barely moved. FOX News and the Republican Party must be very disappointed today. Not only that, violence has spread like wildfire thru the suburbs of Baghdad. A new person has already been named to replace the irreplaceable Zarqawi - or so they say? The champagne bottles are still sitting around half-full or half-empty, depending on your perspective. There are no bubbles left.

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ChipsAhoy Donating Member (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 07:59 PM
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1. I doubt they are disappointed,
because they are not smart enough to be. I'd bet they are still into the bubbly full force and losing more brain cells each day.

Not a bad thing for us to sit back and watch. :)
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 08:00 PM
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2. You're right....it probably hasn't dawned on them yet....
that their celebration may have been a bit premature? :)
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ChipsAhoy Donating Member (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-18-06 08:08 PM
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3. And where are they getting all this $$ to party?
US tax payers no doubt! Certainly nobody individually is footing the bill. Typical. :(

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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 01:04 AM
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4. the fax went out to all the coporate media- did you see the goose-stepping
BUSH IS HAVING A GOOD WEEK! BUSH IS GAINING MOMENTUM!!! OMG they are SOOOOOOO TRANSPARENT. :puke:
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 03:30 AM
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5. forgot the gushing about bush* going "up" in the polls
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ChipsAhoy Donating Member (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 06:46 AM
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6. LOL
Great toon!
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 08:26 AM
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7. That's one of your best, radfringe!
Hit's the bullseye!
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