At least you are making your voice heard and reasoning facts but still understanding that we have a great president who has always shown that he wants to do the right thing for our country as a whole. Wish others who are castigating him would give him some credit and look at the facts and present their solutions, and get their views heard instead of making absurd statements that could assure in someone like Dean or Clark....
I agree with you. We DO have a great President. He is trying to deal with a very tough problem while avoiding the total amnesty that the Dems want. The Dems were going to propose something a heck of a lot worse and I'm glad the President stepped in first. I think there are good reasons why he decided to tackle this now. Also, I keep thinking about the fact that President Reagan is a glorified icon here on FR (I love him, too)- yet he gave a total amnesty in 1986, I believe. I see no hatred for him here about that. That's why I question how many of the people here trashing President Bush are truly Republicans in the first place. I think we have many here that are DU transplants sent to cause as much trouble as possible.
Yes, I like President Bush, and I trusted him. I have been let down by many of his policies. Some were really big issues to me. I let some things go,thinking it was politics and necessary, and that I had to be fair. A president has to represent all of the people and I will never agree with one 100%.
But at some point I am going to have to listen to what he says , and take it on face value.
Where do people like me draw the line? How much are we going to be asked to accept in the name of politics?
At some point President Bush is going to have to come out and say "I am not a leftist", even if it is at some cost to him.
The things he says, even if you and I know it is not going to really materialize, shapes public opinion and perpetuates , what I believe, is a myth. That being the Democrats are really powerful.
I believe the public is more right than left, I think they are looking for leadership in that direction.
IMO, offering confusing statements and platforms, does not help our efforts as Conservatives or Republicans. I don't think it is going to help him get reelected to stand in front of the world and degrade Americans the way he did yesterday, either.
I think it was a wrong move, and it is especially painful to me because it comes after what I think are three big, bad moves in a row.
I don't think we have to worry about Dean or Clark. I think we need to worry about Liberman and Gephardt.