Vote Bush in '04: The Supreme Court is too imporant!

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[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

A lot of people around here hate his guts too, and have for a long time.

[looscnnn]

"Give me Frist's job..."

First of all, I wrote that. He was responding to my post saying that.

"I thought you were Mr. Super Conservative and now you want people giving you things."

Second, isn't that what all candidates are saying (literally and figuratively)? Not that I am running for any office.

[votelife]

my big issues are
that the President is a Christian, pro-life, supports national security ie anti-UN.

also, to a lesser extent, I like tax cuts/ SS privitization.

[13foxtrot]

The sad part is that the people he's appeasing hate his guts.

This is sad...because I think he could win easily if he stuck to conservative principles.

Moderates and centrists respond favorably to principled leadership. Unfortunately, the Rove Republicans have demonstrated that the only principle they believe is "getting more votes."

[WinOne4TheGipper]

You made some very good points. I'm as upset with him as any one of you, but my contention is that it doesn't take voting for Tancredo to do it. I think it can be done by removing those in Congress who are there just to rubber- stamp anything he wants. That, IMO, will get him back on the straight and narrow, and will finally get what we want done done.

[looscnnn]

"If you are a real conservative, what are the issues that matter?"

I just want to see what issues matter to someone that makes a statement like that. That way I can see if illegals, increasing gov. spending (non-military) and scope, CFR, etc. are listed.

[hocndoc]

"...conservatives wouldn't feel as threatened.""


And how, exactly, will that benefit President Bush?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I was listening to CBS radio at the top of the hour (not very closely, mind you). They were interviewing primary voters in South Carolina(?). One old lady came said that Bush "pretended" to give seniors prescription drug benefits. Same with the amnesty. Do you actually think this would make significant inroads with Hispanics?

[rottweiller_inc]

The "all-or-nothing" conservatives will always be a problem.

welcome to the real world where people vote thier concience instead of blindly supporting a party. I saw what george bush was during the campaign in 2000 and i switched from republican to libertarian before the election and i voted libertarian. If handling conservatives is such a problem for the republican party maybe they should just write them off and allow people who'll sacrafice principal for a particular partys' election to have free reign in the republican party. Of course nothing will change in the republician party because too many buy into "only a few more years and then we'll be conservative."

[looscnnn]

" I think I can speak for the majority of this site hoping he'll get more conservative next term."

I hope so, if he does not there will be a lot less people voting. They will say "Why bother, no matter how I vote I get the same crap."

"btw, I do see Estrada getting reappointed in a 2nd Bush term, if not at the end of this term."

I don't know, Estrada may not want Bush to put him up again. He may feel seriously betrayed.

[KantianBurke]

I phrased that poorly. The only way conservatives can be kept on the reservation is if they continually see Rat obstruction. If the judges were confirmed, Bush would lose a valuable talking point when it came to conservative displeasure. Hence Bush's inaction. Its a pretty cynical political move by Bush towards his supporters but hey, it appears to be working.

[k2blader]

because I think he could win easily if he stuck to conservative principles.

Yep. On domestic issues especially. He's doing fine abroad.

[k2blader]

Do you actually think this would make significant inroads with Hispanics?

I think the proposal will lose more votes than any gained.

13foxtrot's #184 is spot on.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: " I thought knee-jerk reactions where something that the American Left was known for, not thoughtful American Conservatives."

Good point! The left patented knee-jerk reactions.

Spiff's post #102 is perhaps the most thoughtful American Conservative post of all our posts.

I am leaning toward None of the Above for president. I will vote for my Republican Congressman, Wally Herger. There's a very slim chance an American who supports our borders, language, and culture will oppose Barbara "check bouncer" Boxer. Otherwise, it's None of the Above for senate.

If one of dem Rats become president he/she cannot do all his/her evil without the Congress. The Congress is likely to remain in the hands of the Republicans. Which reminds me of the Tennessee Fainting Goats. When confronted their muscles stiffen up and they fall over. Hmm. Oh well, never mind.

I heard Congressman Tancredo say the White House (Rove) is trying to get someone to beat him in the primaries. It would not surprise me to see them support his Democrat opponent in the general elections. I loathe both parties. We need at least one party that puts country ahead of politics.

Yes, the President has done great standing tall for America and our military. I do worry that election year politics may play too important of a role between now and the election, however. It may affect our military. I'll wait and see then maybe I'll vote for him knowing that much of his amnesty mischief maybe can be defeated in Congress.

[CMAC51]

We just want him to keep his word of what was said during campaigning and be more conservative. We may gripe about his taking the side of the libs on a couple of issues, but we would still vote for him. When he goes as far as he has on so many liberal issues and not keeping his word, it is time to seriously wonder about him.

Didn't he say he would push for prescription coverage, testing in the schools with no child left behind, reduced Eco regulations, increased energy support, revitalizing the military, conservative judges and tax cuts during the campaign?

[CMAC51]

If Al Gore was Prez the Congress would not allow him to have his way.

That makes sense. On the one hand the Senate has no balls and can't get Bush's judges confirmed. On the other hand they would have been a stone wall that all of Al Gore's plans would have crashed against. Yep, makes perfect sense to me. Oh wait a minute, in 2001, the Repub's had about a 0.9% majority in the house. That's where the great defensive stand would have taken place.

[gcruse]

I refuse to be a cynic. Too depressing.

I see a problem here.  Are you choosing to overlook problems simply because they depress you?  Read Candide sometime.

As to 'seeing the big picture,' I think that by focusing so tightly on the Supreme Court, it is you who is ignoring the larger issue.

What we have is a fiscally liberal adminstration  that embraces deficit spending.  Funding the NEA adds to a cacophony of alarms sounding from agriwelfare, drug benefits, open borders, and much more.  Taking off the Bot-blinders doesn't make you a cynic.  It is the first step towards becoming an informed voter.

[votelife]

Estrada has met with a lot of the Senators. The Dems wanted the White House to disclose all of these important memos which was unprecedented. I think Estrada understands he was the victim of a viscious political attack and that the numbers just weren't there in the Senate. If Bush had been really aggressive, Estrada MIGHT have been confirmed. I wish Bush/Frist had done more, but they didn't.

I do think we haven't heard the last of Estrada.

[HostileTerritory]

I agree. This is why Bush signed a Partial-Birth Abortion Act that is exactly like one that was ALREADY stuck down by SCOTUS on technical grounds. So it's been stayed.

We could have a REAL law protecting children from PBA, but Bush would rather be able to run on this issue again in the future after the SCOTUS inevitably strikes it down. It depresses me.

[votelife]

interesting point about the obstruction, but you talk as if Bush operates in a vaccuum where Daschle/Hillary/Kennedy have no power. Even if Bush takes to national TV and bemoans the obstruction, it's tough to say that Bush can get Scalia like judges through the Senate. To say nothing if RINO's like Spectre, Collins, etc even will vote yes on them.