And These Are Republicans?

Wall St. Journal ^ | May 16, 2002 | STEPHEN MOORE

[Tuor]

Politics is also about winning elective victory, so you can advance your agenda.

The problem, as I see it, is that the Republicans are winning elective victories and *not* advancing their alledged agenda. They're 'taking issues away from the Democrats', which, by definition, is not supposed to be part of their agenda.

We all know that some compromise is in order, especially when the Democrats (barely) hold the Senate. However, it appears that very little compromise is occurring. In my view, Bush occasionally tosses us a bone, but gives way on the important issues.

A thought just occurred to me...as startling and sad sort of thought. I, and many others, have bemoaned every compromise that the Bush administration has made. Others have justly pointed out the need for compromise in politics. My thought was that the liberals have scraped and sheared and rubs and torn away all the areas where compromise would've been in order: they are so far progressed on their agenda that they are starting to press against the inner, most fundamental parts of Conservative and Constitutional precepts. Thus, any loss, due to compromise or flat loss is becoming increasingly difficult to endure -- more critical to us. This may be part of the reason why Bush's perceived failures are so hard for us to endure or countance: there is little left that we can compromise on without betraying our core ideals.

At any rate, the Republicans had best get their act together if they want to continue to be perceived as a independant and viable party, IMO.

Tuor

[Artist]

BTTT

[RLK]

In the summer of 1980 after Ronald Reagan had dominated the primaries and had the nomination locked up but before the actual republican convention occurred the most prominent republican other than reagan at the time was jerry ford, the ex-president. Ford held a press conference and told the world that reagan was an unstable character who needed to be replaced.

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The Republican heirarchy was dead set against Reagan. Bush was their man. Reagan went around the heirarchy and around the media and went directly to the people.

[NMC EXP]

Have you noticed that

The broken glass republicans grow quieter by the day around here.

Regards

J.R.

[nunya bidness]

Uncle Bill bump.

[NMC EXP]

Your malevolent and cynical nature isn't appreciated

I do not appreciate sycophants and water carriers for an organization which has demonstrated by it's deeds that it intends to deprive me of what little liberty and property I have left, while telling me it is the "party of smaller government". Don't urinate on my back and try to convince me that it's raining.

Are you employed by the fedgov, or by the rnc?

Regards

J.R.

[Uncle Bill]

"This farm bill will cost the average American taxpaying family $4,300 in higher taxes."

Why Democrats should draft George W. Bush in 2004

[Reagan Man]

I do not appreciate sycophants and water carriers... Don't urinate on my back and try to convince me that it's raining.

And I don't appreciate hearing from someone like you, who doesn't understand politics and can't tell the difference between their arse and a hole in the ground. Stuff it, bucko.

[NMC EXP]

who doesn't understand politics

I understand politics quite well as evidenced by the fact my remarks caused you to respond in a vulgar manner.

You translate my failure to worship politics as lack of understanding. Those who accept the "political process" as is are the ones with the problem.

It's not known as the "parliment of whores" without good reason.

Regards

J.R.

[philman_36]

Anyone who is surprised by this didn't listen to Bush's campaign rhetoric or watch how he did business in Texas. Bush is not interested in cutting spending, or even in holding it steady, and he never claimed to be. He may have mouthed a few platitudes about fiscal responsibility, but he never promised to do anything responsible save cut taxes. He just quietly spends enormous amounts of taxpayer money as a matter of government policy.
Well said. I'm actually glad that Bush is in office. It really shows, more than anything else could've, that this coin may have two sides, but both are identical and neither is inverse from the opposite side.

[philman_36]

Again, politics is about human nature and human interaction, it isn't about perfection or absolute standards. Politics is also about winning elective victory, so you can advance your agenda.
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan

[philman_36]

The word "politics" is derived from the word "poly", meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.
Politics. From the greek "poly," meaning many, and "ticks," a small, annoying bloodsucker.
This is attributed to several folks so it is kind of hard to state exactly who made it up.

[Zack Nguyen]

Thanks. I, too, would rather have Bush in office than the alternative (gasp, shudder), but on too many issues both parties are two sides of the same coin. I'll stay active in the Republican Party for now.

[Reagan Man]

I understand politics quite well as evidenced by the fact my remarks caused you to respond in a vulgar manner.

Thats not politics. What you've done is revert to insulting rhetoric and I might add, completely unsolicited on my part. You call me a sycophant, a water carrier for Republicans, accuse me of urinating on you and then assert that I'm being vulgar. Hahahahahahah What a pathetic attempt to rationalize your remarks.

[NMC EXP]

Do you work for the government or do you work for the rnc?

Regards

J.R.