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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-09 08:25 PM
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Republicans seeking to lead party blame Bush for woes
Republicans seeking to lead party blame Bush for woes

By James Rosen | McClatchy Newspapers


WASHINGTON — Republicans vying to lead their national party praised President-elect Barack Obama's election campaign on Monday and criticized President George W. Bush for spending too much, mismanaging the Iraq war and bungling the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

With two African-Americans among six men seeking to head the Republican National Committee, all candidates said in a televised debate that their party must do more to attract blacks, Hispanics, young people and other key demographic groups.

"The key to this whole thing is to get out of your comfort zone," said former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, one of the black candidates. "We are just so comfortable talking among ourselves."

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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-09 08:30 PM
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1. bushie is to blame but I seem to remember a rubber stamp pug
controlled congress that said okay to almost everything.
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WHEN CRABS ROAR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-09 08:31 PM
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2. They may ask themselves why they backed him so strongly.
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-09 09:45 PM
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3. Don't blame us for what happened.....
Reality failed to live up to our expectations. :silly:
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