[George W. Bush]

The latest figure being bandied about is 1%...

Oh, please, Lord, let it be so...

Heck yeah, I want to be an enthusiastic supporter of Dubyuh's domestic agenda, just like I already am an enthusiastic supporter of his Foreign Policy!!

Hey, I've said it till I'm blue in the face but here it is again: It's not Bush. It's the Congress. Because the Constitution says so!

Bush doesn't enter into it either way (but he is a good war president and commander). Our spending beef is with Congress. They're the ones writing the hot checks. The Founders gave them, not the president, the federal checkbook.

As for the rest of your remarks, I'd like to see us pass a reduced federal budget (with or without spending limits), get it out of the way and settle back to shoot Dims like ducks in a row in November. But one thing at a time. None of this Congress throwing money at people who hate you to pander to them and spending like drunken Dims and then trying to cuddle up to the conservative base for the election.

[ChadGore]

For me, it's simple.
GWB ended the recession in the first year of his frist term and defeted 2 of our declared enemies in 18 months. He's earned it.

[Mudboy Slim]

"I've said it till I'm blue in the face but here it is again: It's not Bush. It's the Congress. Because the Constitution says so!"

Let's not be overly simplistic, mi amigo, Dubyuh's the Leader of this Party and it takes guts to contradict him on anything!! When Dubyuh asks fer a huge spending increase on the Natioal Endowment fer the Arts, it takes real discipline fer Congressman to say, "Heck NO!! The Federal Guv'emt has no bid'ness serving as primary patrons fer the Arts!!" And when Dubyuh asks fer huge expenses on Federal subsidies fer Farm programs, you gotta be real comfortable with yer stand against supporting agrarian unproductivity to say NO to the leader of yer Party!! Dubyuh's the key to turning this around, although I agree that we must continue to lobby our own personal Congressfolks to the best of our ability!!

"Bush doesn't enter into it either way..."

Puh-SHAWWW!! Of course he does!! Bush is the Leader of the Republican Party and his preferences hold sway with every Congressperson who wants to raise funds fer his reelection!! You KNOW that, and any argument to the contrary is an insult to my intelligence, my FRiend!!

"(but he is a good war president and commander)."

He most certainly is...

"Our spending beef is with Congress. They're the ones writing the hot checks. The Founders gave them, not the president, the federal checkbook."

Ultimately, I reckon yer right, but Dubyuh holds the ultimate cards as his veto requires a 2/3rds majority to override, which means he would need 100% of DemonRATS and some one-third of RINOs to override Dubyuh's wishes. Plus, Dubyuh's got the bully-pulpit working fer him, his power to influence the GOP should not be under-estimated.

"As for the rest of your remarks, I'd like to see us pass a reduced federal budget (with or without spending limits), get it out of the way and settle back to shoot Dims like ducks in a row in November. But one thing at a time. None of this Congress throwing money at people who hate you to pander to them and spending like drunken Dims and then trying to cuddle up to the conservative base for the election."

Panderin' won't work against these HATERS on the DemonRAT Left, Dubyuh ought to just hold tight to RightWingPrinciples and we'll all be happen come next November...MUD