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Powell does not have the courage of his convictions. He let the neocons walk all over him, and gave America’s credibility a serious blow with what we now know was an ill-advised, fictional report to the U.N on Saddam’s WMD. He knew we were making a mistake in Iraq, but sat (mostly) silent. Powell was a good military leader, but I wouldn’t trust him as President.
Rudy was a good local leader, and amazing in a time of crisis. But still a wild card, and he would never make the cut in the socially conservative, Christian Republican party we have today. There’s no way the Christian Coalition would have him, and if you can’t get the Terri Shiavo crowd, you can’t win the Republican nomination these days. Sad but true.
McCain just inches by with the Republican base I think. He’s a man of conviction with wild cross-party appeal. Probably our next President.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06]
We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05]
We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03]
And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04]
And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04]
And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04]
Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06]
--- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
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