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ZOT! Can there be a serious challenge to Bush in the GOP primaries?
John Buchanan is a journalist and magazine writer based in Miami Beach ^
| november 29, 2003
| john buchanan
Posted on 11/29/2003 6:16:23 PM PST by Republican Challenger
I am a nationally published journalist who has been drafted to challenge George W. Bush in the Republican Presidential primaries, beginning in New Hampshire on January 27. My aim is to prompt legitimate debate and genuine new ideas, but I start with a question:
HAS GEORGE W. BUSH BETRAYED TRADITIONAL GOP VALUES?
He has failed in his promise to control spending. Nondefense spending has skyrocketed under Bush. The Congressional Budget Office reported that for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, nondefense spending rose 7% nearly double the 4% discretionary spending caps Bush promised to enforce (Source: Washington Times). Since Bush took office, nondefense spending has leapt 13% -- 21% if spending on the war on terrorism is included. My impression of Bush, says Chris Edwards, director of fiscal policy at the libertarian Cato Institute, is that Ive never seen him give a speech in which he says government is too big and we need to cut costs.
He has failed in his promise to keep America strong. Under Bush, U.S. foreign policy and international esteem have reached historic lows. After spending hundreds of billions of dollars since 9/11, the Bush administration has failed to catch Osama bin Laden, failed to find Saddam Hussein, failed to defeat Al Qaeda, and failed to stabilize Iraq after an invasion that his own Pentagon policy adviser, Richard Perle, now admits was illegal. As a result, the geopolitical balance of power has been jolted, traditional allies have been severely alienated, and as a result, the European Union led by Great Britain is now conducting secret talks about the formation of an EU military force outside NATO.
He has failed in his promise to be a compassionate conservative. Perhaps never before has a U.S. President so divided the country, according to a recent Time cover story. Despite Bushs promise to be a uniter, not a divider, he has turned Republican against Democrat, rich against poor, Christian against Muslim. He has eroded our civil liberties and Constitutional rights in the name of national security and aided and abetted a corporate elite class in the theft of the Republican Party and the two-century-old values that made it the Party of Lincoln. Corporations have been enthroned, Lincoln said presciently before he died.
An era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power will endeavor to prolong its reign by working on the prejudices of the people
until wealth is aggregated in a few hands
and the Republic is destroyed. Under Bush, Lincolns ominous and accurate prediction might find its final manifestation unless he and the neo-con corporate juggernaut are stopped.
DO YOU AGREE? Please let me know your thoughts. There will be more to come from me, including a detailed platform and agenda for ending the corporate reign in this country, shrinking the federal bureaucracy, and restoring Constitutional freedoms to pre-9/11 levels. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your comments and questions.
TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: challenger; conceitednut; conservatives; gopupset; kittenchow; kukoobird; pinata; president; primaries; vikingkittensawaken; zot
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To: ladyinred
I see Republican Challenger (aka DU Dupe) has: LOGGED OFF!!!
He does inspire one to ... forgetfulness.
To: stands2reason
He posts it then whines about the "corporate media"... Good pick-up!
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:15:49 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- OU Sooners are #1)
To: Cultural Jihad
Who?
383
posted on
11/29/2003 9:15:52 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Of course there's more to Science than just hurting animals, but frankly its the part I like best.)
To: Republican Challenger
Well, thanks for the target practice. It's been fun. At least you don't swear like a typical D.U.er.
To: Republican Challenger
Your off your rocker n' I don't care do da do da!!
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:17:35 PM PST
by
sarge4
To: Chad Fairbanks
Can we make and sell t-shirts? I know a lot of bullies.. er.. insurance agents who would love motto.
386
posted on
11/29/2003 9:17:58 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
("Fairbanks/Harmless Teddy Bear 2004 - Give us your money and we might not hurt you!")
To: Jim Robinson
Enough of this foolishness. See ya.AWWWWW, we weren't done playing with him yet!
387
posted on
11/29/2003 9:18:00 PM PST
by
Amelia
("We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Pogo)
To: DefCon
I wrote Time magazine about that article on Bush and expressed my objection to it. I actually got a reply, full of half truths, quotes that were lies, and a generally biased review of his actions in Iraq. The person who answered me was stupid enough to think that all of us don't know the real facts, but I did and fired right back letting her know she didn't fool me. It is obvious what the agenda was for this "report."
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:18:14 PM PST
by
ladyinred
(The Left have blood on their hands!)
To: Chad Fairbanks
I think you hurt his feelings
389
posted on
11/29/2003 9:18:20 PM PST
by
woofie
To: A Citizen Reporter
Posted on 11/29/2003 9:16 PM EST by Republican Challenger
In order to get a November 30, 2003 signup date he'd have to have been posting from France, or Sweden.
To: okie01
Did you click on the link? His other articles are interesting to say the least, such as Bush is a Nazi, etc. No republican he, no way.
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:19:38 PM PST
by
ladyinred
(The Left have blood on their hands!)
To: Chad Fairbanks
I think I saw this guy in "A Mighty Wind", which would explain a lot...More like...
392
posted on
11/29/2003 9:19:45 PM PST
by
TomServo
("Yes, I will take money from my dad's wallet and send it to Soupy Sales.")
To: Harmless Teddy Bear; Jim Robinson
SHAMELESS sucking up! Of the worst kind.
I will say one thing, he had some good comments in the beginning but once out of the starting gate he ran like any other smarmy politician. Disappointing. I do think Dubya needs SOMEBODY to keep him honest.
According to my brother, the family historian, we are related to Dubya, so maybe I should call on the family connection to get Karl Rove's job. I would DAMN sure keep him honest AND conservative!
393
posted on
11/29/2003 9:19:51 PM PST
by
dcwusmc
("The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for hims)
To: Jim Robinson
Thank You
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:20:05 PM PST
by
Kaslin
To: Cultural Jihad
That was my thought also. Where is Hitlery's entourage right about now? ;)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Sure... why not ;0)
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:23:21 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Of course there's more to Science than just hurting animals, but frankly its the part I like best.)
To: woofie
Not me. I was nice, polite, soft-spoken, and stuff... ;0)
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:23:47 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Of course there's more to Science than just hurting animals, but frankly its the part I like best.)
To: TomServo
ROTFL...
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posted on
11/29/2003 9:24:11 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Of course there's more to Science than just hurting animals, but frankly its the part I like best.)
To: Chad Fairbanks
Chad, I noticed after you posted that info linking him to the Nazi article....it took him a long time to post any comments....actually, I don't think he even brought up/defending his Nazi article, did he?
To: Chad Fairbanks
heheh
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