Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs
Monday, June 09, 2008

On Bloomberg TV this weekend, McCain policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin -- attempting to fight off the fact that McCain is running to continue President Bush's key policies -- ludicrously claimed that Barack Obama would be like President Bush on the economy. Obama is "dedicated to the recent Bush tradition of spending money on everything," Holtz-Eakin said. But even conservatives aren't taking the bait on the new talking point. Reacting to Holtz-Eakin's interview, conservative pundit Robert Novak said on Bloomberg TV: That is the silliest thing I have ever heard! And I won't even dignify how stupid it is.

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claimed that Barack Obama would be like President Bush on the economy


Now THAT seems desperate.

McCain advisor slams Obama because he's going to be a spendthrift, just like George Bush?.

And he praises McCain, because he'll cut taxes for the fat cats, just like Bush?

Ho-boy! This is grrrrrrrreat!

McCain voted with the bigspending Bush 100% of the time this year and 95% last year (
blogs.cqpolitics.com).

So where does that put McCain?

Flippity-floppity.

Ho-boy! This is going to be a fun campaign!

Run, John, run!

(Remember, though: You can run, but you can't hide.)

Is the Repub Party in turmoil or what? McCain needs Bush for his ability to raise campaign funds. But, McCain also needs to distance himself from Bush's economic policies. I didn't realize that he would choose to throw Bush under the bus like that! Now, what will Bush's reaction be when McCain comes to him asking him to show up at the next Millionaire's Club fund raiser?

"Now, what will Bush's reaction be when McCain comes to him asking him to show up at the next Millionaire's Club fund raiser?"

He'll make him sit, roll over and beg, just like Barney.

But even conservatives aren't taking the bait on the new talking point. Reacting to Holtz-Eakin's interview, conservative pundit Robert Novak said on Bloomberg TV:

That is the silliest thing I have ever heard! And I won't even dignify how stupid it is.

When you're a Rightie and Bob Novak goes after you, ya know you're fucked.
Expect a Guiliani/Romney ticket at the Convention.
Rudi/Flipper '08: "Because at least we have a snowball's cahnce in Hell"

McCain Adviser: Obama is Like Bush

BWAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!

HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE !!!!!!!

(stomach hurting, eyes moist with laughter tears LOL)


If he'd said Charles Black is like a lobbyist who lobbies against American companies from McCain's bus I'd have been able to believe him.

Yeah, he is soooo like Bush that he will start wars and see to it that his VP's gets mllions from war profiteers; all his friends will be allowed to pilfer the national treasury with no bid contracts with no performance requirements and which present no value and never get accomplished cause 'hell, there is a war goin on over there, you cant bild a good embassey'

He will probably hold secret meetings with unnamed oil barons and carve out a national energy policy which gives outrageous tax breaks to Big Oil, the biggest corporate welfare queen in the history of laize faire capitalism.

I bet he cuts taxes on the nations wealthiest 1% while he racks up the largest debt in history...ad nauseum.
In the end, I must say something that I never thoght I'd say...Robert Novak is right.

Robert Novak is still treasonous scum.
He should be unemployed and homeless.




Robert Novak is still treasonous scum.
He should be unemployed and homeless.

Posted by danni



DAMN that was cold ... I felt that here in 97 degree NY (where I toook off a 1/2 day to float in the pool).

Don't underestimate the gullibility and short term memory of the conservative voter. This could go over well with a few conservatives I know.

"(where I toook off a 1/2 day to float in the pool)."

We were kidding this morning that some of y'all will be coming down to Florida to cool off. I feel for you up there, I know you aren't as used to the heat as we are down here.

Oh Yeah. This will fly. (I smell desperation)

Oh Yeah. This will fly. (I smell desperation)

Robert Novak is still treasonous scum.
He should be unemployed and homeless


~Danni

You fergot ..."and in Iraq".

Other than that?

Spud quite, quite agrees!

Being there with Scooter Libby, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Chimpy et al would also be a satisfactory and well deserved comeuppance fer that whole crew of propagandists, war criminals and profiteers.

That sed, comparing Obama to Bush while running away from the reality that McSame's policy platforms like making the tax cuts (he once criticised) permanent, an open ended commitment to Iraq (which amounts to a blank cheque fer the MIC) an evident desire to bomb, bomb, bomb Iran etc etc is complete lunacy.

In most cases of policy, both foreign and domestic, McCain is virtually a carbon copy of Bush.

Doug Holts Eakin is being a total idiot.

Kinda like Dave "Babbling" Brooks.

On Wednesday, John McCain delivered what was billed as a "major foreign policy" speech and today, David Brooks gushed that it was "as personal, nuanced and ambitious a speech as any made by a presidential candidate this year." In particular, Brooks said that the speech demonstrates just how different McCain's foreign policy approach is from that of Bush/Cheney: "Anybody who thinks McCain is merely continuing the Bush agenda is not paying attention."

Wotta shit4brainZ!

The reality is exactly the opposite. Thematically, rhetorically and substantively, McCain's speech, particularly as it concerned the Middle East, was essentially a replica of the speech George Bush has been giving for the last seven years. It trumpeted virtually every tenet of the neoconservative faith: to be safe, the U.S. must slay tyranny around the world, spread democracy, bring freedom to the grateful peoples of the Middle East so they turn towards us and away from the Terrorists, using "more than military force" -- but also military force. We'll only be safe by controlling and transforming the Middle East to look the way we want it to look.

McCain is a pure neoconservative in exactly the way that Bush and Cheney are, which is exactly why David Brooks, and like-minded ideologues like Bill Kristol, swoon over McCain's foreign policy "principles." That's fine. Brooks is a neoconservative and it's thus perfectly natural that he would find a neoconservative foreign policy speech to be filled with wisdom and insight. But to pretend that it's some grand departure from the Bush/Cheney approach is pure deceit.


www.salon.com

Gotta likee Glenn Greenwald.

Be Well.

/Once agin finding his way to the never ending story that is the Drudge Retort, the tater o' doom has entered as ya do
stage left.

So where does that put McCain?

Flippity-floppity.


~Doc Sarvis.

There's a new meme over a Fark wherein John McCain's new nickname has become "Captain Pancakes".

Based primarily on the fact that the guy flip-flops more often than a pancake cook over at the local IHOP.

Be Well.

McFlipflop in his own words:

bravenewfilms.org

McCain advisor: McBush like Bush:

www.huffingtonpost.com

"Expect a Guiliani/Romney ticket at the Convention. "

Wouldn't surprise me at all if the RNC panics and tries for another ticket as the McGaffe-a-Day campaign implodes.

I have been thinking the same thing NULLIFIDIAN, I sort of think Hillary will be all packed and ready to go too.

I still think they know they are going to lose and McCain is the one guy who won't try again. The others they are saving.

admiral mcpancakes

Don't underestimate the gullibility and short term memory of the conservative voter. This could go over well with a few conservatives I know.

Posted by RastaCyborg at 2008-06-09 01:32 PM


So does that mean the conservatives will vote for Obama? Fine with me.

Being there with Scooter Libby, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Chimpy et al would also be a satisfactory and well deserved comeuppance fer that whole crew of propagandists, war criminals and profiteers.

That entire bunch of asswipes should be put in uniform-given WWI weapons-and DUMPED into Iraq-with bullshitter as their "leader"-dickless(5 deferment) cheney will have to walk point-though-I doubt ANYONE is gonna want him walking behind them with a gun...

Obama is like Carter on the economy.

Obama is like Carter on foreign policy.

Tried all the policies that Obama expouses now in the past and they didn't work.

Sending McCain an email to get it straight.

McCain will halt spending and earmarks.

McCain should talk about balancing the budget.

Obama does none of those things.

Murphy -

Good one. You're awesome.

Obama is very much like Bush.... a lot of "change", "honesty" and "better economy" speech bullshit, but NO substance whatsoever, nor any foundation of experience to make good on anything he says, just as Bush has only led us to think of the Presidency (currently) as one with lack of credibility, arrogant and egotistical, clueless most of the time and caring less about the people.. this is a total repeat of Bush in character and ability to be anything but a poster boy for the ignorant...!!! yes, you will have a repeat of Bush when you cast a vote for Obama..!!

" nor any foundation of experience to make good on anything he says"

You're right: by this point Bush had run several endeavors into the ground. Obama is such a piker.

And I'll bet Obama hasn't crashed a single Air Force plane. Piker, again.

Gallup
Obama: 48% (45%)
McCain: 42% (46%)

Rasmussen
Obama: 50% (46%)
McCain: 44% (46%)

Numbers in parentheses are the last pre-June 3 poll.

Trust me by the time the elections come around the Republician slime machine will be having there troops convinced that Obama will be another Bush, these fuckers have no shame. PRESIDENT OBAMA get used to it you redneck pricks...

www.youtube.com

Robert Novak is still treasonous scum.
He should be unemployed and homeless.

Posted by danni at

ah but if were on your side he would be a patriot. we all know how all this works.

Trust me by the time the elections come around the Republician slime machine will be having there troops convinced that Obama will be another Bush, these fuckers have no shame. PRESIDENT OBAMA get used to it you redneck pricks...

Posted by celisary at 2008-


thats wrong too.

we WILL have a better idea of just who barrywayne is IF the media will let us, you know.
we WILL know who he does business with because that is information is always looked at when its the right being looked at.
we WILL know that a president obama will take this country so far to the left that socialism will be even more of a threat to our soverinty and our security as well as our freedom.
HOW.......again just look at what freepress.net is going to do IF he is elected. they will have the government suppress the 1st amendment right of talk radio for starters.

and oh yeah........you can whine about a republican slime machine all you want to but you are blindly ignoring the democrat machine when that's the end of your rant. ever heard of soros and his billions.........OF COURSE you have but to even acknowledge their existence is to take apart your whining little tirade.

"BUSHLOVERTWO"....OK Asshole now that you have the talking points Name me one thing that George Soros has done to slime one Republician Candidate, no spin just ONE FACT, JUST ONE FACT ASSHOLE????

Soros is the funder for moveon and media matters and the ACLU (he just gave them 12 billion this year).

They are in charge of sliming everyone and everything and hate the country.

His hands are dirty for everything these orgs do.

Sorry--that is 12 million--not billion..

license.icopyright.net

And they slimed General Petraeous--remember that one?

"he just gave them 12 billion this year."

You're full of shit, Murphy, as usual.

**** This could go over well with a few conservatives I know.
Posted by RastaCyborg *****

......you must move in very slow circles......


They are in charge of sliming everyone and everything and hate the country.


Posted by MURPHY



Tell us, is ignorance really bliss?

They both have a lot in common with Bush - McCain just has a little bit more..

I agree that Obama is more like Carter than Bush. I think if he is elected, we will be returned to those terribled days of the late seventies. High taxes, high unemployment, and high interest rates will make him a one-term President. Hello misery index.

High taxes, high unemployment, and high interest rates will make him a one-term President. Hello misery index.

Posted by Republican4ever at 2008-06-10 07:42 AM | Reply

Do Thank Dubya for those won't You??

Larry Mohr

Larry, I certainly will thank Bush. From my family's perspective, our taxes and interest rates have never been lower, and our employment opportunities has never been better.

Who needs a "slime machine" when the party's candidate has no issue sliming his opponent while looking straight into the camera. He must think we're fools.

www.youtube.com

Larry, I certainly will thank Bush. From my family's perspective, our taxes and interest rates have never been lower, and our employment opportunities has never been better.

Got the tires on your trailer all aired up did ya? Ready to move to a park with flush toilets and near the new Walmart?
And all it took was a few trillion in new debt. At least thank your grandkids for letting you mortgage their future.

He must think we're fools.

McCain's counting on it. Looks like he's got you.

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