rssAnother Stunning Republican Success
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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So, GOP: what have your campaigns in favor of indefinite detention and torture — or in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) case, becoming anti-anti-torture — gotten you? Democracy Corps:
For the first time in our research, Democrats are at full parity on perceptions of which party would best manage national security, while they have moved far ahead of the GOP on specific challenges such as Afghanistan, Iraq, working with our allies, and improving America’s image abroad.
How bad is it?
Given their approval of the president’s performance on foreign affairs, voters flatly reject the claims from former Vice President Cheney and other Republicans that Obama’s policies put America at risk. By nearly a 2 to 1 margin, Americans say that President Obama is doing better, not worse, than his predecessor, George W. Bush, when it comes to national security.
This survey signals a possible generational shift in attitudes that could have broad electoral consequences, depriving Republicans of one of their last remaining advantages just when their image has dropped to an all-time low relative to the Democrats.
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Comment posted May 19, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Instead of Soufan vs Lindsey Graham how about Lindsey Graham vs Lindsey Graham?
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3vH4umQIE4
Comment posted May 19, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
Let's see. Cheney has been in the White House for many, many years serving under different presidents. Obama, a community organizer, spent less than 200 days as a junior senator before running for the presidency. Can someone please tell me how Obama is better at managing our national security than Cheney is? Good God, he cannot even remember how many states we have.
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Comment posted May 19, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
Come on, people. Are you all blind? Dick Cheney is setting himself up for a run on the White House in 2012.
Comment posted May 19, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
And may God have mercy on our souls. He's gonna get us into more trouble around the world than his buddy GB ever did.
Comment posted May 20, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
Obama knew the Iraq war was a mistake from the beginning . Cheney was hell for leather for it, lied to justify it, and still defends it. Who's judgment is better?
Comment posted May 20, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
Obama knew the Iraq war was a mistake from the beginning . Cheney was hell for leather for it, lied to justify it, and still defends it. Who's judgment is better?
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