tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post2532663542740540588..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-20318968550383800082008-12-14T11:55:00.000-05:002008-12-14T11:55:00.000-05:00This fundraiser is like people boarding the Titanic after it hit the iceberg.<BR/><BR/>WRT Obama - political partisans are going to be political partisans; there's no point in complaining about that. None of these attacks are having any effect on Obama's popularity; his approval rating is 70-72% and has either gone up (one poll) or remained unchanged (another) since the Blago arrest. Details are at www.fivethirtyeight.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519737020352873595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-60707000149330760952008-12-12T20:21:00.000-05:002008-12-12T20:21:00.000-05:00They're not leaving, they'll be back once they finish their war on good paying union jobs and destroy that voting bloc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-18965997714690425452008-12-12T18:20:00.000-05:002008-12-12T18:20:00.000-05:00Not a Republican myself, but many of my Republican friends are determined to give Obama as 'cozy' a start to his Administration as many Democrats gave Bush in January 2001. You surely remember partisan Democrats arguing 'stolen election', do you not? And the 'W's being popped out of White House keyboards on the Clinton Administration's exit? These things are well Remembered by Republicans, and many believe that they are merely returning the favor. You can judge that rightly or wrongly, but the sentiment among partisans has been that way for some time. I do recall partisan Republicans sporting 'Impeach Clinton' stickers on their cars PRIOR to his inauguration, in 1993. All those stickers of a 'W' in a circle with a line through it didn't help generate good will, either. Well, focusing on personality rather than policy will lead to this kind of animosity.<BR/><BR/>On the other side of the issue, I have observed Republicans leaving the White House with uncommon grace, working to transition earnestly every time it has happened in my lifetime.Mike Kolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573721231319244630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-81769848261060468272008-12-12T15:00:00.000-05:002008-12-12T15:00:00.000-05:00There are Republicans similarly complaining that Fitzgerald didn't move on this case before the election. Some argue he had the evidence to indict the governor, if not Obama as well regarding his 2005 land deal with Rezko, months ago.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-39036023969819166402008-12-12T13:17:00.000-05:002008-12-12T13:17:00.000-05:00I'm a Democrat, and I believe that Blagoyevich should be punished severely for this if found guilty.<BR/><BR/>I also don't have a lot of love for Jesse Jackson or Jr., but the fact is that we live in a system where the accused is supposed to be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a jury of peers, and that has yet to happen, and since the media is making such a ruckus about this, it may be hard to find an impartial jury.<BR/><BR/>I do find it interesting that a US attorney appointed by a Republican (I believe) chose this particular moment to pounce, seems like they intend to discredit Barack Obama through guilt by association if nothing else.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong, I hate Bush, I've always hated Bush, but I at least keep my mouth shut til he did start screwing things up, the Republicans seem to want to skewer Mr. Obama before he has a chance to do anything.<BR/><BR/>What ever happened to courtesy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com