REPUBLICANS ADMIT: WE HAVE NO IDEAS

JOHN WARNER, DISTINGUISHED cut and paste Republican senator from Virginia, may or may not be charged with plagiarism in the new cut and paste Republican “plan” to cut and run from Iraq.  Message: Get out, America.  But there is an underlying message below the lying words.  Bush, you are done. [story]

Mr. Warner said the underlying message was, "we really mean business, Iraqis, get on with it." The senator, an influential party voice on military issues, said he did not interpret the wording of his plan as critical of the administration, describing it as a "forward-looking" approach.
"It is not a question of satisfaction or dissatisfaction," he said. "This reflects what has to be done."

THE SURPRISE HERE is Mister Warner can pronounce vowels  clearly when he talks out of both sides of his mouth.  His statement is both satisfying and unsatisfying at the same time.

Democrats said the plan represented a shift in Republican sentiment on Iraq and was an acknowledgment of growing public unrest with the course of the war and the administration's frequent call for patience. "I think it signals the fact that the American people are demanding change, and the Republicans see that that's something that they have to follow," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader.

CUT AND PASTE vs cut and run?  Bill Frist runs with the rundown of Democrats who took the time to offer a timetable for withdrawal.  The Republican plans withdraw from a firm withdrawal.  The Republican firmly believe their “plan” is more solid.

Mr. Frist said an important reason for the Republican proposal was to offer an alternative to the Democratic call for a withdrawal timetable. "The real objective was to get out of this timeline of cutting and running that the Democrats have in their amendment," he said.
Mr. Warner said he decided to take the Democratic proposal and edit it to his satisfaction in an effort to find common ground between the parties on the issue.

THE HERETIK SEES once again we are united in our division.  Go bless America.

THE HERETIK’S CUT AND PASTE, CUT AND RUNDOWN
NITWIT nit and picks from The Nitpicker; My side hurts from laughing at these silly bastards for the last few weeks.

THE HERETIK AGREES and would say you'll laugh so much, your sides will ache, your heart will go pitter pat, but fears he will be sued by this guy for plagiarism.  For tips on how to steal and get caught, ask this man.

Rightwing Nuthouse: Senate Republicans appear to be about ready to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Iraq.

Captain's Quarters: Republicans want to stay ahead of the Democrats in war management, and this keeps the GOP in the lead.

WAR MANAGEMENT? THE HERETIK ASKS  Where all this leads is out, out, out of the damned spot, Iraq.

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THE KATE AND MATT FACTOR [Richard Cranium/ The All Spin Zone]
Sen. Bill “HCA” Frist did face time on the Today Show this morning. This is a continuance of the PR strategy and media offensive ginned up last week by BushCo to reclaim the public narrative. The Today Show appearance by Frist is significant, because Matt and Katie reach a very targeted demographic that the GOP wants to keep - the “stay at home security moms”. It'll be interesting to see if GE-owned NBC (and the Today Show) provides a rebuttal opportunity for a leading Democrat.

THE HERETIK OBSERVES the Republican attempts to regain control of the narrative, as RC does.  Plus some tough facts for Republicans to spin.

SO WHY THIS, WHY NOW? [Bloomberg News] While the measures express a non-binding ``sense of the Senate,'' together they're ``early pressure on a major U.S. military operation, in contrast to the Vietnam War'' where congressional resistance didn't occur until the early 1970s or about eight years after the start of the major military build- up, said Louis Fisher, a senior specialist on congressional war powers for the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
The measures will prove attractive to Republicans up for re-election next year who want ``to distance themselves from the White House,'' Fisher said.

THE HERETIK NOTES Bush is now in Asia.  Many Republicans may hope Bush doesn’t come back.  A larger question?  Can Bush come back?  Why this, why now?  The Republicans want to have a chance in 2006.  They probably don’t.  You go to war with the President you have, not with the one you wish you had.  Nothing tells a President he is done than when Congressional Republicans tell them he is not invited to their Republican party. Oy.

Comments

[Kate]

I'm loving the bigger font, Joe. And the post is mighty fine too :).

[Pepper]

Regarding Frist's 'Today Show' appearance, his unbelieveably ugly sweater didn't do the Republican cause any favors.