Bush Backers in Wisconsin Say He Is Decisive in War

[Khephra]

WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) - The Iraq war and concerns about terrorism may determine the outcome of the upcoming election, and they appear to have bolstered support for President Bush in at least one Republican bastion in the swing state of Wisconsin.

Residents of Waukesha County, questioned at random last week, viewed Bush as reassuringly decisive in Iraq and in battling terrorism, although a few urged that more resources be devoted to domestic needs such as creating jobs and improving access to health care.

``I think it was a step in the right direction because the Iraqi people were being murdered,'' said security guard Dan Marik, 52, who said he would vote for Bush expressly because of Iraq and the war on terror.

``I agree that we had to do something about Iraq -- the question was which (political) party was going to do it -- and Bush is the better choice because he did do something. We do need to keep our country safe,'' added Frank Russ, Jr., 34. Russ said he was leaning toward voting for Bush but would not be ``steamrollered into four more years.''

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-campaign-iraq.html

[David Dunham]

1. Ask them about his Coke use in his 40s?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. What flavor Kool Aid did these folks drink?

They obviously knew NOTHING about what was going on in Iraq for the last 20 years.

[Branjor]

3. Yes, dercisively WRONG n/t

[IndianaGreen]

4. Bush is decisively wrong on the war!

I don't know what kind of Kool-Aid they are drinking up there, but they better switch to pop.

[lancdem]

5. Wow, people support Bush in a Republican part of Wisconsin

That's newsworthy?

[bluestateguy]

6. Being decisive is not as important as being right

Hitler, Stallin, Mao, Pol Pot and yes Saddam were all decisive.

He'll be decisive all right if he gets 4 more years: war in Iran, the draft, etc.

[stray cat]

7. Even Saddam was decisive!

nt

[IndianaGreen]

12. and so was Hitler when he invaded Poland

Jeffrey Dahmer was also decisive when he cooked his victims.

[scarletwoman]

8. "...because the Iraqi people were being murdered,''

Yes, far better that WE murder 1000's of Iraqi people instead of Saddam. :grr:

Gads, we live a country full of ignorant bozos. Sheer stupidity will the death of the Republic...

sw

[grytpype]

9. Dumbshits are attracted to one of their own.

"Dumb like me." That should be the Duhbya campaign motto. "Vote for one of your own kind."

[PATRICK]

10. I hate to use it again but

...so was Hitler. From a strictly non judgmental history slant of course.

That glinty steely stare that made strong men faint. Strong men who would do all the fighting and dying in Russia. Maybe if they appreciate that kind of fraud they should see a better example in "Triumph of the Will" or- how to lose in two World Wars.

[Career Prole]

11. I too was decisive when I proposed to my first wife...

'Nuff said about that. :eyes:
Decision cast in stone without allowing for adjustment is more properly termed "pigheadedness".

[kungfugrip]

13. Any monkey can point to a Map and say bomb here.

Jeez Louise. I can be decisive in running my car off the road. Doesn't mean it's a good thing.

[olddem43]

14. He is decisive as long as he isn't in the damn war.-

besides, being decisive isn't the same as being correct. He only makes bad decisions.

[progressivebydesign]

15. Excuse me, Mr. Marik, and the Bush supporters...

.. but people are being murdered all over the world, as I write this. Perhaps our force would have been better used in stopping actual genocides... rather than bombing the shit out of a moderate country in the Middle East. Taking out Saddam was good.. as Clinton said on TDS, 'he's a bad dude'. BUT was it worth 1,000 of our soldier's lives? Was it worth the lifelong disability of thousands more soliders, and was it worth the killing of tens of thousands of citizens in Iraq? Iraq posed no threat to us. It did not have any part in 9/11, none. Zero. Zip. I urge you, please turn off Fox News, turn off Rush Limbaugh, and read.. read all you can about the world, it's your only hope of making a meaningful contribution to our democracy.

[RevCheesehead]

16. It's Waukesha. Relax.

Honestly, that's where Milwaukee repugs flock.

(on edit)
Waukesha = Crawford, TX of Wisconsin

[Zynx]

26. I live in Waukesha Co. and I couldn't agree more.

The area I live in voted 2.5:1 for Shrubya.

[Lizzie Borden]

32. Madison and Dane Co. will make up for it.

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[RevCheesehead]

36. Wouldn't be surprised if Green Bay turned to Kerry

[progressivebydesign]

30. Okay.. what's up with the NYT?

In the past 48 hours there have been TWO stories about Bush is great, Kerry sucks, and they've BOTH been in areas that are republican strongholds. Shouldn't the NYT send people to areas that are at least neutral? Hey.. how about sending someone to Marin County, California.. see what THEY think of Bush.

[AP]

17. Since when is being decisive more important than getting it right?

If that's the best think he can say about his "leadership" then that's pretty sad.

[Malva Zebrina]

18. We have a generation of idiots who have grown up on video games

war to them means zapping a cartoon character that is the enemy.


Something has happened to the soul of these Americans and it is just not only 911. It is an unfeeling disconnect to humanity and human life in order to maintain their own pathetic security , or perceived security.

Something has happened when the thousands upon thousands of innocents who have been killed become like video cartoon characters who live in far off places and are not like us can be so summarily shot with the video game controller, and dismissed and so justified because they were a "threat".

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

19. Read between the lines in this article...som facts...

"Waukesha County, in the news recently as home of Olympic gymnastic medalists Paul and Morgan Hamm, gave Bush his largest vote margin in Wisconsin in 2000, and he cannot afford to lose ground here if he hopes to beat Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry and grab the state's 10 electoral votes."

...this is suburban SUV country...it gave Bush his largest margin in the state last time. These voices are of course going to support him as they supported him in 2000.

[Ernesto]

20. He's decisive alright

The problem is that he decided right after he stole our whitehouse. 9-11 just happened to be the "Pearl Harbor like event" that PNAC had hoped for since the mid-90's

[0007]

21. junior is the most inconclusive man that ever took seat in the WH!

What has junior indeed accomplished? Other than chaos?

The wealthy dearly love the man for selfish reasons~

[realFedUp]

22. I am decisively getting a beer now...

cheers!

[Lefta Dissenter]

23. That's funny,

because the Republican who introduced Edwards at the rally in Waukesha the other day said specifically that one of the reasons he no longer has faith in bush is because he felt abandoned by him on September 11 and thereafter.

I guess they haven't asked all of the republicans how they felt! :eyes:

[The_Casual_Observer]

24. " Decisive in War"

Now that Kerry is hitting chimp on domestic issues, "The Iraq war and concerns about terrorism may determine the outcome of the upcoming election" rove & co. are doing psyops to beat the band.

chimp has been decisive to the extent that he made a piss poor decision to invade Iraq. This wasn't supposed to be a "war", simply an easy to win battle in the "war on terror".

[Zorra]

25. Ted Bundy was a "decisive" serial killer. Anyone can be decisive.

However, not everyone makes the correct decisions.

And Bu$h always makes the wrong decisions. Always. Morally, ethically, and practically.

[wrate]

27. I wonder if this people that support * are as decisive in sending their

kids to *'s wars? Because if they re-elect * they will.

[stepnw1f]

28. When You Are Simple-Minded it's Really Hard to be Undecisive

Anybody who can't see that is an idiot!

[Piperay]

29. What good is being decisive

when you are WRONG!?! :wtf:

[snippy]

31. Ask them about the Next Bush War. And the one after that. And the one

after that. If Bush wins he will invade more countries. He repeatedly says that the mission of this country and of the US military is to bring freedom to every person on earth. He has a messianic obsession about this and the neo-cons know it and will exploit it.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

33. They Also Say Jesus is Coming Next Week...

And he's driving a Humvee.

<snip>
``I think it was a step in the right direction because the Iraqi people were being murdered,'' said security guard Dan Marik, 52, who said he would vote for Bush expressly because of Iraq and the war on terror.
<snip>

And dying by an American bomb is a privilege that these stupid ragheads just can't seem to understand.

What a "moran."
</nasty sarcasm off>

[donco6]

34. So blowing them up with errant bombs is better!?

Are all Americans this stupid? Or just the ones they interview?

[HarveyBriggs]

35. Decisive? So was G.A. Custer nt