Steve Forbes: GOP Has "Done Nothing To Give The People Positive Reasons To Vote For Them"...

News Hounds Marie Therese June 19, 2006 at 11:08 AM
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FORBES: "... But the fact of the matter is what I think is going to hurt the Republicans is, one, the feeling they've been in power too long and they need to be punished but also, the economy is gonna look worse than it really is and that's what's gonna bite them in November."

Asman then turned to the topic of Friday's non-binding vote in support o the war on terror, the war on Iraq and the trrops. All but three Republicans voted in favor joined by 43 Democrats.

Quentin Hardy called it a "set-up" and, rather than disagreeing with him, Asman dubbed it a "pretty effective set-up" to which Rich Karlgaard responded "Yeah, pretty good set-up." He went on to agree with Steve Forbes' points, saying "People are pretty tired of Republicans" then summoned up the images of Speaker Pelosi and powerful Committee Chairs John Conyers and Charles Rangel, whom he called the "hard-left dream team." Forbes quickly dispelled this argument noting "the sad fact" that to the average American these names mean little or nothing and that American voters will cast their ballots based on "what the Republicans have done and have not done."

When Asman prompted him for clarification, Forbes said he thought it was going to be "tough" for Republicans to keep the House of Representatives, because "Republicans themselves have done nothing to give the people positive reasons to vote for them."
David Asman called on Karlgaard to end the segment on a "positive note." Karlgaard obliged, with a complete rehash of the same talking points he began with.

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