"We will act as Americans, not as Republicans." McCain.

[valerief]

God help the evacuees if they act like Republicans.

[RTFirefly]

1. Republicans handing out bootstraps?

You know, so people can pull themselves up?

[valerief]

3. LOL!!!

:rofl:

[Cassandra]

10. How can they afford to hand out bootstraps?

Those things cost money; we can't be wasting them! Hand them bootstraps and the next thing you know, they'll be making a beeline for your boots. Better to let them drown.
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[RTFirefly]

14. You're right. That would be a government handout.

Slippery slope! Before you know it, you'd have "Bootstrap Queens" living fat off the Bootstrap system, pumping out kids so they can game the bootstrap system to buy big screen TVs. :sarcasm:

[jgraz]

2. That has gotta be the most telling quote of the election

Thanks, Gampy John!

[clear eye]

11. Gotta quibble w/ that. How 'bout

"The candidate doesn't speak for the campaign." This one is good, but I don't think that'll ever be topped.

[Jennicut]

4. What was Obama's line in his speech, pull yourslef up even if there is no boot left

or something like that. If they act like Rethugs then people will be without help for 5 freakin days.

[valerief]

5. Something like how the republics tell you to pull yourself up by

your bootstrap even if you have no boots.

[opihimoimoi]

6. McLame is all mouth...no substance....a fraud of a man....faking his way through

[pdxmom]

7. He's also preparing the groundwork to place the blame, again, on the

poor people that don't have the financial capability of leaving. He has called them "foolish" for staying.

[Union Thug]

8. Go to Hell, Johnny boy. Is this like "compassionate conservatism?"

You know, that kind of compassion that kills hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in the name of imperial ambition and corporate greed? Or the compassion of someone who happily mocks those who are about to be executed by the state? Or the kind of compassion that would rather see people dying unnecessarily because they have little or no healthcare.

Fuck you, McCain.

[RagAss]

17. AAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMEEEEEENNNN !

[yourguide]

9. I thought the same thing.

[PA Democrat]

12. "We will act as Americans, not as Republicans (like we did during Katrina)."

Key word "act" because it is all about acting and stagecraft. It seems that being their typical Republican selves in times of crisis is NOT good for poll numbers.

[Doremus]

13. Stealing Obama's ideas again. hummph

[FVZA_Colonel]

15. Grandstanding to look compassionate and presidential.

They'll try and manipulate this to political advantage, that telethon will fool people.

[clear eye]

16. As in we won't raise taxes, we'll just refuse to use them for

human services and go on TV and beg additional money from you instead.