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Rush Calls Bush Like Nixon. Republicans cannot claim to be for small government.
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Posted on 11/25/2003 9:59:43 AM PST by Mark Felton
Rush has spent the last several minutes likening Bush to Nixon. Nixon gave us OSHA and the EPA. Bush is giving us Prescription Medicine benefits for seniors.
Rush says the Republican party cannot claim to be the party of smaller government.
This sounds likme the OLD Rush of 10 years ago!
Go Get Em Rush!
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To: billbears
Say I stood up and promised practically everything in the world, And could you cite me where GW Bush literally promised "everything in the world" during the 2000 campaign.
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posted on
11/25/2003 10:46:01 AM PST
by
Dane
To: Dane
-Sigh- Let's try this one last time. Nixon spent lots of taxpayer money for unconstitutional goodies. Bush has and is spending alot of taxpayer money for unconstitutional goodies. Neither are in favor of smaller govt.
82
posted on
11/25/2003 10:46:15 AM PST
by
KantianBurke
(Don't Tread on Me)
To: epluribus_2
Can you give me examples of the government ever fixing(tuning) Bills later?
83
posted on
11/25/2003 10:47:05 AM PST
by
dwilli
To: dts32041
"What gave your first clue, do you suppose it might be the increase in NEA funding, or imposing tarriffs on steel, his emergency farm bill, or his wanting to give amensty to 3.5 million illegals?"
. . . supporting the renewal of the assault weapons ban, stating that America "is not ready" for a ban on abortion, refusing to support Cornyn's call for a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, more new federal regulations added to the CFR than in any prior administration, signing the campaign finance bill, federalizing airport security, . . .
To: Dane
You know what I meant. If he made any promises that could not be covered under the scope of the Constitution, then the voters should not expect or look for it.
85
posted on
11/25/2003 10:48:32 AM PST
by
billbears
(Deo Vindice)
To: Dane
I personally like both GW and Rush, in spite of my libertarian leanings. I can find fault with both, but figure they are on my side mostly.
I see neither man as false.
I remain wary, however.
86
posted on
11/25/2003 10:48:36 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
(democrats are herd animals)
To: Ff--150
The myth of the two-party system, or The Emperor's New Clothes. Oh, the snickering and wit in donning tin-foil hats...For what it's worth, I think the other political parties picked up a few supporters today. If I had wanted BLOATED government, I would have voted for Dims in the first place!
87
posted on
11/25/2003 10:50:12 AM PST
by
4CJ
('Scots vie 4 tavern juices' - anagram by paulklenk, 22 Nov 2003)
To: hchutch
The beachheads on Normandy were also small. So whose beachhead is bigger the socialized medicine crowd whose beachhead is at least 400 billion dollars over 10 years or your small experimental test programs and medical savings accounts?
Face it small government is a huge net loser and the president brought it to you.
88
posted on
11/25/2003 10:50:32 AM PST
by
stljoe71
To: Texas Federalist
I get the moniker "Compassionate Conservative" but when the hell do get a bit of the conservative and a little less compassion. He's outspent "he who won't be named" by something like 6-1. Where does it end?
89
posted on
11/25/2003 10:50:59 AM PST
by
gimmealewinsky
(Send the frenchies to show'em how to surrender...)
To: KantianBurke
-Sigh- Let's try this one last time. Nixon spent lots of taxpayer money for unconstitutional goodies. Bush has and is spending alot of taxpayer money for unconstitutional goodies. Neither are in favor of smaller govt And show me where Nixon signed a bill with privitaztion reforms for medicare. Nixon didn't, so Rush's contention that Nixon and GW are the same is moot.
But what the hey Rush throws some red meat to the far right to chow on like the zombies in the movie, "Night of the Living Dead" and all is right with the world.
90
posted on
11/25/2003 10:51:21 AM PST
by
Dane
To: quidnunc
"Help me out here, during the Y2K election campaign didn't Bush promise senior citizens some sort of prescription drug benefit?"Yes he did, and yes he is simply keeping another campaign promise.
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posted on
11/25/2003 10:52:39 AM PST
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
To: Mark Felton
likening Bush to Nixon Ridiculous!
Nixon didn't favor creation of a "Palestinian" state.
ML/NJ
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posted on
11/25/2003 10:52:54 AM PST
by
ml/nj
To: Mark Felton
Rush Limbaugh cannot really claim to be for small goverment either. Even after in fairness taking responsibility for his own addiction to what amounts to synthetic heroin, Rush still supports the criminalization of marijuana, a much less harmful substance than the legal oxycontin. In order to enforce this policy, you need a jack booted bueareacracy. It would be helpful if all conservatives were trully committed to smaller goverment.
To: Mark Felton
W did promise a prescription drug bennie during the election in 2000. If he hadn't who here doesn't think that at least 1000 seniors in FL would have gone for Gore instead? (.....sounds of silence....)
The War on Terror is W's #1 priority. He also knows that failing to pass a bill could very well give his traitorous opponents what they need to defeat him in 2004 (reference FL seniors above). He's signing on to a bill that is not as good as what he wanted to avoid that possibility. I don't like it but I have to agree with it. It's perfectly obvious that W is the only person running in 2004 who has the will to carry out the War; if a Dem wins in 2004 we'll all be dead or bowing to Mecca by 2020.
To: 4ConservativeJustices
If I had wanted BLOATED government, I would have voted for Dims in the first place! It may well be others are seeing the two political parties are indeed one and the same, just using different rhetoric...
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posted on
11/25/2003 11:01:37 AM PST
by
Ff--150
(The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich)
To: stljoe71
The beachhead that grows will be determined in the future elections. If conservatives win the upcoming elections, ours will grow. If people choose to put ideological purity over results, the Left gets in, and theirs grow.
It's your choice.
96
posted on
11/25/2003 11:03:26 AM PST
by
hchutch
("I don't see what the big deal is, I really don't." - Major Vic Deakins, USAF (ret.))
To: cake_crumb; Dane
Sooner or later a prescription-drug benefit was absolutely inevitable.
Better for you yourself rather than the other guy to get the credit, and better for to have control over the final product.
The wingnut ideologues who are ragging on Dubya are part of the death-before-electability crowd.
97
posted on
11/25/2003 11:04:41 AM PST
by
quidnunc
(Omnis Gaul delenda est)
To: quidnunc
Spoken like a true Vichy Conservative...
98
posted on
11/25/2003 11:06:00 AM PST
by
JohnGalt
("How few were left who had seen the Republic!"-Tacitus)
To: JohnGalt
JohnGalt wrote:
Spoken like a true Vichy Conservative...Spoken like a true wingnut crank!
99
posted on
11/25/2003 11:07:43 AM PST
by
quidnunc
(Omnis Gaul delenda est)
To: hchutch
The "conservatives" provided the bigger beachhead to their alleged adversaries. That bigger beachhead for socialism is a fact that cannot be argued away.
Its ridiculous to suggest that the winner in this will be determined by future elections. If that's the case no legislation matters because some future election might change things.
As it stands here and now this was a win for the left aided and abetted by the alleged right at a time when the alleged right has a stranglehold on government. I don't see that another election will change a thing. Remember the last election was supposed to fix this problem.
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