tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post156433173829166758..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Throw Us In The Terri Schiavo PatchNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-29763071520469721322009-01-11T21:51:00.000-08:002009-01-11T21:51:00.000-08:00The Schiavo fiasco was at least partially caused b...The Schiavo fiasco was at least partially caused by the base of the GOP. For years the GOP has pandered to the religous right without giving them much, mostly because the religous right wants a bunch of crazy stuff. If Bush had ignored the religous right regarding Schiavo he would have lost his base. By pandering to them he lost much of the rest of the country it is sort of a conundrum for the GOP. <BR/>Openly pander to the religous right and lose most the country or ignore the religous right and lose elections even in the deep south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-46706556881978041412009-01-10T09:03:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:03:00.000-08:00C'mon, accuracy please ... we're the country that ...C'mon, accuracy please ... we're the country that nearly elected President Bush (which is a sad enough indictment as it is) and then probably re-elected him.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-30428933027007212652009-01-09T17:26:00.000-08:002009-01-09T17:26:00.000-08:00Bush pretty much guaranteed that he would achieve ...Bush pretty much guaranteed that he would achieve nothing significant in his second term when he blew through his political capital on the Social Security privatization fight and the Terry Schiavo fiasco. He said he was going to spend it, and he did. I don't think he ever really recovered from those two events.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-17747681005107627792009-01-09T13:18:00.000-08:002009-01-09T13:18:00.000-08:00Yeah, that's a good one too. I guess I attribute ...Yeah, that's a good one too. I guess I attribute somewhat more of our success there to Pelosi being badass. But the American people helped too by having the right position.Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-7138030973649370912009-01-09T13:07:00.000-08:002009-01-09T13:07:00.000-08:00I'd also nominate the 2005 Social Security fight.I'd also nominate the 2005 Social Security fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com