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| Bush quietly advising Hillary Clinton, top Democrats, says new book |
| 2007-09-26 |
| Washington, D.C. (Map, News) - President Bush is quietly providing back-channel advice to Hillary Rodham Clinton, urging her to modulate her rhetoric so she can effectively prosecute the war in Iraq if elected president. In an interview for the new book “The Evangelical President,” White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten said Bush has “been urging candidates: ‘Don’t get yourself too locked in where you stand right now. If you end up sitting where I sit, things could change dramatically.’ ” Bolten said Bush wants enough continuity in his Iraq policy that “even a Democratic president would be in a position to sustain a legitimate presence there.” |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #11 EXAMINER/OTHER > claim Dubya is INSTITUTIONALIZING? his anti-Terror agendas for use by his successor after Jan 2009. IFF TRUE, GOES TO SHOW THAT THE USA IS INDEED WINNNING THE WOT AT PRESENT + ENTRENCHING, + that DUBYA IS CONFIDENT. On another point, iff a US-Iran conflict occurs soon = before Dubya leaves ofc in 2009, gien the on-going escalatory rhteric bwtn Dubya-Moud, Dubya as POTUS will want unity btwn the GOP + Dems, NOT divisive politix as usual or 2008 posturing. OTOH, Various Netters > claim that Dubya's advice-giving shows THE GOP-DEMS ARE NOW [roughly]ONE PARTY = ONE SOCIALIST GOVT-HAPPY PARTY ala COMMIE BLOC/USSR??? Is the USA now the world-conquering Commie USSA, OR the weak United SOcialist Republics of America [USR]ala OIL STORM??? Either way, Commie China stays Commie China, Commie Russia stays Fascist Russia and vice versa. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-09-26 20:38 |
| #10 and she'll play ball too. It is a little too early to call it but she is the likely candidate. Or why else would Bush care about talking to her? |
| Posted by: Daffy Thuper9856 2007-09-26 18:54 |
| #9 In other words, President Bush is more interested in winning the war on Islamofascism than he is in his party winning the next election. at least one side is showing maturity and the desire for the good of the country.... While all this is true, it's also revealing. GW has an ongoing and chronic problem: naivete. His base assumption appears to be that the dems are just the opposition party, and that underneath it all, they want what's best for the country, although they go about it in a different way. Based on the dems own words and actions, too numerous to be repeated here, I've concluded that nothing could be further from the truth. Their vision, realized, would be the END of America as we know it. A socialist, leftist, PC, progressive, secular collectivism is not America. They are the enemy. Some call it bipartisanship. I call it fraternization with the enemy. To hell with the dems. Oppose them and their poison at every opportunity. Do it strongly and articulately. Alas, Mr. Bush just doesn't have it in him. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-09-26 11:15 |
| #8 Peeling away anti-war Progressive support? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-26 11:11 |
| #7 In answer to #4 - Yes. Telling Democrats that no matter how much they THINK they want it, that they really DON'T want another Viet Nam, complete with "The Last Helicopter from The Green Zone" imagery, is good and fair advice. Only Mrs. Clinton seems to have come close to taking it. The rest seem hell-bent on ensuring the Democratnik Party is the Weak-On-Defense Party for another generation or three. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-09-26 10:55 |
| #6 BSD is such a tragic disorder. Insidious and lethal, over time ... |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-09-26 10:47 |
| #5 First Rove then Snow, now the rats are leaving the White House in droves. How did we get so fooled by this self anointed saint ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-09-26 10:37 |
| #4 Isn't it the administration's job to keep members of Congress and its leadership, regardless of party, briefed? |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2007-09-26 10:02 |
| #3 Th edonks will never see this for what is, a geniune desire to do what's best for the country, because of their inability to see anything as more important than politics. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-09-26 09:38 |
| #2 at least one side is showing maturity and the desire for the good of the country.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-09-26 08:15 |
| #1 In other words, President Bush is more interested in winning the war on Islamofascism than he is in his party winning the next election. Sad to say, not everyone thinks this way anymore. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-09-26 08:00 |