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DEL.ICIO.USWe know where W will be on Halloween
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At the insistence of the Secret Service, the White House usually doesn’t announce political trips by the President until a few days before they happen, but these days it’s harder to keep a lid on. Last week a couple of blogs reported, correctly as it turns out, that President Bush will be in Georgia next Monday and Tuesday to campaign a second time for Max Burns and Mac Collins.
That’s two of the last eight days Bush will have to campaign for anybody, in the election which will set the stage for the last two years of his presidency.
That must say something about the administration’s confidence that Bush can still have an impact in Georgia. It’s probably also a tip as to how much Bush is wanted in the dozens of Congressional districts where incumbent Republicans are under fire this year.
But Bush’s visits to Georgia may also be a forerunner of what’s ahead in terms of his relations with Congress in the afternoon of his presidency.
Bush came to Washington with glowing stories about how well he worked as governor with Democrats in the Texas legislature. This year he’s going to make not one, but two campaign appearances against both Jim Marshall and John Barrow, two Democrats who have consistently supported him on Iraq.
If Bush helps to beat Marshall and Barrow and the Republicans still lose control of the House, he’s got an even harder patch in terms of Congressional relations, if that’s possible, than he would have. The next two years are shaping up increasingly as an era of no quarter expected, and no quarter given.
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By GodHatesTrash
October 24, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this
Where there is trash, Dumbya rules. Rural Georgia is chock full of trash.
Dumbya country.
By BE INFORMED
October 24, 2006 11:14 AM | Link to this
If YOU REALLY support the troops, check out your Congressperson before you vote! Ratings are also available for state legislators.
Here are some of the ratings:
Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA 2nd): A, David Scott (D-GA 13th): A-, Jim Marshall (D-GA 3rd): B+, John Barrow (D-GA 12th): B-, Jack Kingston (R-GA 1st): C, John Lewis (D-GA 5th): C, John Linder (R-GA 7th): C, Charles Norwood (R-GA 9th): C Nathan Deal (R-GA 10th): C-, Phil Gingrey (R-GA 11th): C-, Cynthia McKinney (D-GA 4th): D+ Tom Price (R-GA 6th): F (No excuse, Sergeant!), Lynn A. Westmoreland (R-GA 8th): F (No excuse, Sergeant!), Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA): D-, Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA): F (No excuse, Sergeant!)
By Hunter
October 24, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this
Rural Georgians were smart to embrace Republicans after years of oppression at the hands of democrackkks…If we could only get North Carolina out of their wretched hands…democrackkks are e v i l .
By HARDLY
October 24, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this
Hunter, Rural Georgians wanted the return of the confederate flag. Republican Purdue said he’d put it to a vote, and didn’t.
I hardly perceive that as a ringing endorsement.
By billfrancisco
October 25, 2006 9:32 AM | Link to this
Let’s see, so you are saying if Bush doesn’t come to Georgia and the Dems get elected they will play nice? What have you been smoking?