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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 I’ve 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 Bush’s 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, Lincoln’s 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

He does inspire one to ... forgetfulness.

381 posted on 11/29/2003 9:15:17 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: stands2reason
He posts it then whines about the "corporate media"...

Good pick-up!

382 posted on 11/29/2003 9:15:49 PM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- OU Sooners are #1)
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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.)
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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.
384 posted on 11/29/2003 9:17:10 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture (RINOs ... the OTHER white meat)
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To: Republican Challenger
Your off your rocker n' I don't care do da do da!!
385 posted on 11/29/2003 9:17:35 PM PST by sarge4
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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!")
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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)
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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."
388 posted on 11/29/2003 9:18:14 PM PST by ladyinred (The Left have blood on their hands!)
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To: Chad Fairbanks
I think you hurt his feelings
389 posted on 11/29/2003 9:18:20 PM PST by woofie
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To: A Citizen Reporter

In order to get a November 30, 2003 signup date he'd have to have been posting from France, or Sweden.

390 posted on 11/29/2003 9:19:36 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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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.
391 posted on 11/29/2003 9:19:38 PM PST by ladyinred (The Left have blood on their hands!)
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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.")
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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)
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To: Jim Robinson
Thank You
394 posted on 11/29/2003 9:20:05 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Cultural Jihad
That was my thought also. Where is Hitlery's entourage right about now? ;)
395 posted on 11/29/2003 9:23:00 PM PST by A Citizen Reporter
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Sure... why not ;0)
396 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.)
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To: woofie
Not me. I was nice, polite, soft-spoken, and stuff... ;0)
397 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.)
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To: TomServo
ROTFL...
398 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.)
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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?
399 posted on 11/29/2003 9:25:52 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Chad Fairbanks
heheh
400 posted on 11/29/2003 9:26:07 PM PST by LurkerNoMore!
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