Posted on 04/26/2005 7:27:21 AM PDT by Lazamataz
Well, they went and did it.
The Republicans look like they will wimp out, not exercise the so-called Nuclear Option, and Harry Reid will PERMIT two judges to be approved and disapprove four others. Does anyone think for a second the Democrats won't "go nuclear" in a heartbeat if the roles were reversed?
This seals the deal for me. I am a Republican no more. It seems it does not matter if I vote Republican anyways, all I get is more liberalism. I am a man without a political party. I am a conservative without a home.
Between Bushes enthusiastic embrace of illegal immigration, and our party's inability to get even moderately conservative judges approved, what's the freakin' point of voting Republican any more? What's the point of voting? I will get liberalism no matter how I vote. My main issue is guns, and it appears the Democrats have learned their lesson on that one, so it appears I will be safe on the firearms front. Everything else the Republicans stand for, they stand for in word only. They do not seem to want to act. Therefore, I do not seem to want to vote Republican any more.
This is my Opus -- not from Free Republic, but from the Republican party. Even when they have the majority, they surrender.
The Republican Party is the France of politics.
You're the best :-)
As you well know, most conservatives here have been staunch supporters of the President as Commander-in-Chief and in the area of foreign policy.
You also know that we've been scr*wed over time after time after time domestically.
The President's domestic policy team has been weak throughout, from the perspective of a conservative.
And his political people have not exactly been friendly to conservatives overall, either...except in paying lip service when they want our votes.
If you want, I'll delineate the specifics of what I'm talking about.
You're talking about the balls of GW. I'm talking about the ball-lessness of the Senate and House Republicans.
I take it you like it? LOL
You can have a different tagline on there, or more text. Just let me know, I live to serve.
It seems as if 50% of the people here are torqued off at the Republicans because they've only accomplished 90% of the things we want.
It's an incredible track record unparalleled in American history, but it's still not enough, apparently.
I sometimes think these people would be happier getting 15% of the things they want and bitterly complaining about how 85% of everything goes against them.
Sucks for her, of course, but the other millions will see it for what it was after another 2 generations or so.
Hmmm...
In substance, that is almost exactly what Jesse Jackson said when he had his infamous press conference with Jeb Bush right before Terri died.
Didn't necessarily agree with him then, don't necessarily agree with you now.
If the political and legal establishment have their way, and the whole thing is hushed up, you are wrong. No good will come of Terri's murder, only a further opening of the Pandora's box of euthanasia.
I find it to be greatly ironic that the only way your statement, and Jackson's, can be brought to pass is if people like us keep screaming to high heaven about the anti-American injustice of what was done to this innocent young woman.
I'll agree with this. Much in the same manner as how Waco played out. And this seems to have demonstrated an important difference between Murrica and the rest of the world: In Murrica, the outrage shut down any repetitions. In other countries, the outrage would have accelerated the recurrence.
I'd disagree. 3 major federal income tax cuts. Banning Partial Birth Abortion. Deploying National Missile Defenses. Increased military funding and soldier pay-raises. Ending the Estate Tax. Ending the double-tax on dividends. Assault Weapons Ban expired. 2 laws to arm pilots (more than a thousand are flying armed today).
We've seen Administrations with less Conservative domestic policies than the above, to say the least!
...And we both already agree that the Bush Administration is tops in foreign policy.
Life is good. Judge Pryor is *on* the federal bench. Now lets get him confirmed for life.
You see irony in playing what few political cards you have in a bad situation to at least get your base fired up so that we have a better future for all of America, even if it still means a short term "defeat" on a single issue?
The whole point of this last election was, for me, about getting conservative judges to beat back the tide of out-of control judicial fiat cum legislation. (Besides, of course, the war on terror).
Without them, we're destined for some hard times, politically, economically, culturally, you-name-it.
I would suffer 8 years of hillary before I would vote for the likes of a candidate that you describe because it sounds just like hillary's HINO. I'll vote 3rd party and buy more ammo.
You are proof that all the dems have to do is put up nasty candidates like hillary and we will quickly lower our standards and still expect and GET votes.
Versus such decidedly liberal initiatives such as Campaign Finance Reform. Hostility to stopping illegal immigration. Reauthorizing at a much higher budget the Department of Education. Huge increases in Medicaid spending. Prescription meds for seniors (watch how THAT one bankrupts us in a decade). And so on.
I won't argue that Bush is a liberal -- he's not -- but he is disappointingly not a hard-core conservative.
Skyrocketing spending.
No vetoes.
Trashing of the First Amendment in the name of so-called 'campaign finance reform'.
Passage of the Tom Harkin Soviet five-year plan Ag bill.
Passage of the Teddy Kennedy education bill.
More money poured into every social program under the sun.
Huge new prescription drug entitlement in Medicare.
Wimpiness on tax reform.
Wimpiness on SS reform.
Inaction on the border problem. Interested involved citizens called 'vigilantes'.
Inaction when the rubber met the road for Terri Schiavo, citizen, due to the Bush family's obvious adherence to the pernicious doctrine of judicial supremacy, even when it means ignoring the clear constitutional protections afforded to innocent human life.
Internationally, since you want to talk about that so much, they are in the process of selling Israel down the river when it comes to Samaria, too. Still mouthing those same old worn State Department platitudes about how wonderful the world will be when the Muslims have all they want and need. Puh-leeeze!
I could go on, but frankly, I'm tired of this conversation. Everyone here knows where I stand.
Great post.
I will tell you, it is no secret at all, my country of origin is Lebanon.
After all is sadi and done, Americans pretty much get both what they want and what they deserve. And that's the truth of the matter.
Terri was not 'an issue'. She was a person.
One American who lost her life because of the death agenda of the Left, first of all, empowered by a RINO judge and his political machine, but secondly, by the inaction of the cowardly GOP leadership when push came to shove.
They're all guilty, and I for one am not going to just forget about it and move on. The memory of her mother and father coming out of that hospice weeping will never leave me. Neither will the memory of the armed thugs guarding a judicial murder in America.
Thank you.
WOT???? You mean you DON'T support handgun vending machines in airports and grade schools???
;^)
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