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Don't Be Bearish on Bush
Forbes Magazine ^
| October 31, 2005 Issue
| Steve Forbes
Posted on 10/24/2005 8:50:35 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative
If elections were held now, the GOP would be routed. Many of the wounds are self-inflicted--reckless spending, a botched Social Security initiative, a slow response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, a seemingly uninspired pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, tactical mistakes in Iraq (e.g., an inadequate number of troops), unwillingness to be bold on tax reform. But then again, look on the bright side! Except for the economy, spending, entitlement reform, the Supreme Court, national defense, disaster relief and tax reform, they're doing a great job!
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posted on
10/24/2005 8:52:41 AM PDT
by
Huck
(Miers Miers Miers Miers Miers--I'm mired in Miers.)
To: Huck
Except for the economy, spending, entitlement reform, the Supreme Court, national defense, disaster relief and tax reform, they're doing a great job!
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You did forget to commend them on their job with our border security, illegal immigration (invasion), and education. And they did it all WITHOUT FIGHTING THE DEMS!!!
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posted on
10/24/2005 8:56:26 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: West Coast Conservative
Forbes would have made the better President.
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:02:21 AM PDT
by
Sabramerican
(Islam is to Peace as Rape is to Love)
To: Sabramerican
Forbes would have made the better President.
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GOOD point.
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:15:04 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: West Coast Conservative
Nothing goes right these days for President Bush and congressional Republicans. If elections were held now, the GOP would be routed.I highly doubt that. By whom, for example?
If you want a Google GMail account, FReepmail me.
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:21:47 AM PDT
by
rdb3
(Have you ever stopped to think, but forgot to start again?)
To: Huck
"(Miers Miers Miers Miers Miers--I'm mired in Miers.) "
Is it then safe to say that this judicial pick left Bush in a "QuagMier?"
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:28:00 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Liberal Talking Point - Bush = Hitler ... Republican Talking Point - Let the Liberals Talk)
To: West Coast Conservative
Many of Bush's problems are caused by left-wing propaganda, and can be resolved in the same way that he has successfully defused these lying attacks before.
The Miers nomination is a whole other kettle of fish. In this case, he has done it to himself, and then has tried to resolve his own mistake by attacking his supporters.
Not only that, but he has succeeded in exacerbating all the other questions. Many of us were willing to say, "Well, we'll excuse the excessive spending, or the failure to deal with the borders, or the failure to veto McCain's Campaign Reform Atrocity, or (fill in the blank), if Bush feels that those compromises are necessary in order to get the voter support to do his main job.
But the SCOTUS appointments ARE the main job.
Did we swallow all those other compromises in order to get Harriet Miers onto the Supreme Court? I don't think so.
As long as the Miers mess continues, it will keep roiling the waters and recall all those other dubious decisions. End it quickly, then put a really good judge on the court, using every arm-twisting technique necessary on the Dems and RINOs, and that will put an end to many of the other complaints.
There's no other way to do it.
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:39:12 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: EagleUSA
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:46:35 AM PDT
by
TXBSAFH
(The GOP needs to be made to toe the conservative line, not the other way around.)
To: Sabramerican
Forbes would have made the better President.In my view, anyone in that goup of primary candidates would have been a better president...Apparently the media convinced the people to vote for Bush because he was winnable...
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:48:54 AM PDT
by
Iscool
(Your choice...The Party, or the Republic...)
To: Iscool
In my view, anyone in that goup of primary candidates would have been a better president...Apparently the media convinced the people to vote for Bush because he was winnable... So that was it! The MSM convinced us to take Dubya. Who wudda thunk it?
If you want a Google GMail account, FReepmail me.
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posted on
10/24/2005 9:59:30 AM PDT
by
rdb3
(Have you ever stopped to think, but forgot to start again?)
To: rdb3
Here we go again, the Buchanaites and third party morons on FR are out for blood to get the President.
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posted on
10/24/2005 10:38:46 AM PDT
by
jveritas
(The Axis of Defeatism: Left wing liberals, Buchananites, and third party voters.)
To: Sabramerican
Forbes would have made the better President.Yeah, at least he understands that the president can veto congressional spending.
Dubya is too addicted to spending OPM.
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posted on
10/24/2005 10:47:22 AM PDT
by
Willie Green
(Go Pat Go!!!)
To: jveritas
Yep, you can count on it..just like the loonie leftist Liberals.
Anyone who thinks Forbes would have made a better President is smoking dope.
To: Willie Green
Im a big fan of Bush, but he does need to get off his keester and do something for conservatives...anything..more tax cuts, syria, end the death tax..anything...send back the illegals...anything. cut government spending across the board..fire fed employees...just some ideas...Ill take anything at this point.
I hope he doesnt have the detached clueless gene his father showed.
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posted on
10/24/2005 10:58:41 AM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Nothing fills the void of a passing hurricane better than government)
To: Iscool
In my view, anyone in that goup of primary candidates would have been a better president...Apparently the media convinced the people to vote for Bush because he was winnable... Yeah. We're too stupid to decide on our own, like you are, so we need the media to tell us who to vote for.
If you actually believe that Gary Bauer or Alan Keyes wouldn't have been laughingstocks in the first two months of their presidencies, I have a bridge to sell you.
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posted on
10/24/2005 11:03:12 AM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If you're not willing to give Harriett Miers a hearing, I don't give a damn what you think.)
To: samadams2000
Im a big fan of Bush, but he does need to get off his keester and do something for conservatives...anything..more tax cuts, syria, end the death tax..anything...send back the illegals.So now the "uber-conservatives" are demanding that Bush attack Syria?
You people are nuts.
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posted on
10/24/2005 11:04:51 AM PDT
by
sinkspur
(If you're not willing to give Harriett Miers a hearing, I don't give a damn what you think.)
To: samadams2000
I hope he doesnt have the detached clueless gene his father showed.Despite their connection to the oil industry,
I can't picture either one of 'em checking the dipstick on their car's engine.
Do you think, if they collaborated, they can figure out how to pop open the hood?
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posted on
10/24/2005 11:06:02 AM PDT
by
Willie Green
(Go Pat Go!!!)
To: sinkspur
Hey settle down..Im just saying we should attack...SOMEONE!
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posted on
10/24/2005 11:14:14 AM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Nothing fills the void of a passing hurricane better than government)
To: Iscool
In my view, anyone in that goup of primary candidates would have been a better president...Apparently the media convinced the people to vote for Bush because he was winnable...
I agree. Bush was close to my last choice of the GOP primary candidates (McPain was dead last). That said, he was still worlds better than Bradley or Gore.
It is necessary for conservatives to line up early with both votes and financial resources behind ONE candidate.
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posted on
10/24/2005 11:21:46 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
(The greatest gifts parents can give their children are siblings.)
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