What do you think would have happened?

Would it have united the country, as short-lived as it was, the same way?

Would the Republicans publically blame the Democrats for being soft on Terror and Immigration and not being fit or able to defend Americans, America and/or its borders?

Would the country blamed the Dems for it?

Would that unlucky president be seen as a hero/patriot or a fumbling buffoon who's to be blamed for all the ill in the country?

What say you board?

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Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
Cardinal de Retz

"My mother would have said that a woman voting for John McCain
is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders." - Cecile Richards, TX

I don't think Democrat or Republican would necessarily mean as much as the personal convictions of said individual.
However, whoever it "could" have been - would have been blamed just the same...there is an endless supply of blame in politics, and a scarce supply of solutions.

Personally, I think that it would have been a WORLD of a difference had a Dem been in office during 9/11.

The Repubs would have came out in rare form.

"Look what happens to our blessed country when you slip and let a Dem run the country."

I bet those spin-meisters would have spun it excellently too.

It would be another 50 years til a Dem could show their head in public had that been the case.

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Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
Cardinal de Retz

"My mother would have said that a woman voting for John McCain
is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders." - Cecile Richards, TX

There are often a lot of preconditions, which limit the influence of individuals. In some way, even the raison d' état is shaped by a historical experiences, morals, geography, etc.
Thus it isn`t surprising, that there weren`t much differences in the reactions betweens reps and dems short after 9-11.
And remember that G.W.Bush startet his first term with a more isolationistic foreign policy.

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Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else

Claude Frédéric Bastiat

Global Thermonuclear War... There was no Democratic, Republican, Conservative or Liberal response. The will of the people in the United States; someone was going to pay.

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There is no secret ingredient.

Obviously this isn't true since everyone knows that 9/11 was planned on the watch of a Democrat.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Seems like the only people that are paying IS the American people. What has happened since 9/11? Only a loss of certain freedoms.

You know the old saying, any man that's willing to sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither. Something I wish the average Joe Schmoe would consider more often.

I just LOVE your satire Mrs. M.


*wipes tears from my eyes*

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Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
Cardinal de Retz

"My mother would have said that a woman voting for John McCain
is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders." - Cecile Richards, TX

probably so

I would have hoped they would. Clinton set it up and now Kerry will screw it up worse by surrendering to Islam and attacking Australia.


How is it different from now ? They only come out now as they have no shame.

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Socialism doesn't create a rising tide that lifts all boats. It drains the lake and teaches the boat riders not to help themselves by rowing.

“What's the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?”

“One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let's be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.

“The other kills her own food.”

What HAS happened sine 9/11? I don't think the initial reaction would have been any different. Americans united against what happened, not who was President. I don't believe the initial attack into Afghanistan would have been any different. Handling up until now is a different question, and with a Democrat as President we would not have gone into Iraq. As far as the blame and finger pointing, that happens anyway. Republicans think Democrats are soft and no one seems to understand why anyone can love a President they hate and vice-versa.

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There is no secret ingredient.

whooops

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


Mortgage Backed Security survivor

Remember, it was a Republican who ignored the warnings.

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When they come a wull staun ma groon
Staun ma groon al nae be afraid
Thoughts awe hame tak awa ma fear
Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears

uh yeah, keep telling yourself that....nighty night.

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


Mortgage Backed Security survivor

So much trolling.

So little thought process.


The President's Daily Brief

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When they come a wull staun ma groon
Staun ma groon al nae be afraid
Thoughts awe hame tak awa ma fear
Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears

hey if you want to pick gnats to of flyshit be my guest, we have been through the briefing, what could have been done what was done and what was not. If this is presumptive evidence that bush is responsible for 911, well at the very least I beg to differ and that mischaracterization is the usual stock in trade for those who want to expunge history post jan. 2001.

as far as trolling is concerned- I’ll take my derision as compared to your statement making facts of a huge and disparate number for simple self aggrandizement ala making a point in one time and place to attempt to skew an argument. To wit; I am still waiting on the proof ala 20,000 American dead from Iraq.....

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


Mortgage Backed Security survivor

what did clinton do for 8 years??????

you really need to read this book:

http://www.posner.com/why_america_slept.htm