Stick With President Bush In November (Good Reasons NOT To Stay At Home) (My Title)

Worldnetdaily.com ^ | 01/31/04 | Henry Lamb

[goldstategop]

The most serious threat to President Bush's second term is not a Democrat; it is the growing mass of disenchanted Republicans who are accepting the proposition that there is little or no difference between the two major parties.

"Where are they going to go?" says a well-placed Bush operative. "You know they'll never vote for Dean or Kerry. And there's no Ross Perot on the horizon."

Where will they go? Nowhere. And that's the point. Republicans, especially the more conservative variety, are likely to stay home in droves. So far, the Republican strategists appear to be oblivious to this possibility.

Perhaps conservative Republicans expected too much too soon from a Republican administration. The Democrats had eight years to fill the agencies of government with activists from their special-interest groups. It is true that President Bush quickly dumped the most egregious of these types, whose positions are political plums. The underlings hired by the political appointees, however, are protected by civil-service regulations and cannot be fired, or even reassigned, without non-political justification.

The disappointment of conservatives goes much deeper and questions the fundamental philosophy which guides the administration. After eight years of watching the Clinton-Gore team march the United States directly into the jaws of a global socialist government, Bush supporters expected a screeching halt and a major course correction.

Conservatives cheered Bush's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol – a screeching halt and a major course correction – while socialists abroad and Democrats at home condemned the president.

When Bush defied the U.N. Security Council, and created a multi-national coalition to eliminate Saddam Hussein, conservatives split, some cheering the action, some joining the Democrats at home and socialists abroad who condemned the action.

The Patriot Act, the prescription drug program, the "guest worker" program, the so-called "free trade" programs and a half-trillion dollar deficit have left conservatives reeling, wondering why a Republican administration and Congress have produced results that look so much like what they would expect from a Democrat administration and Congress.

Consequently, many, many Republicans have thrown up their hands and have decided to either join some doomed third-party movement or simply stay home.

While this reaction may be understandable, it is not only self-defeating, it violates the first law of true believers: Never, never, never, never give up!

It is true that Republican hold the White House and a razor-thin majority in Congress. It is also true that the nation is divided, almost down the middle, between people who want to continue the Clinton-Gore path toward global socialist government and those who want to abandon that path and move the United States toward more individual freedom, free markets and voluntary cooperation among sovereign nations.

Rather than give up and stay at home, a better strategy may be for conservatives to realize that the election of President Bush in 2000, and securing a slim majority in Congress in 2002, is just the first step in a long journey. Conservatives should realize that it takes 60 senators to prevail over the Democrats' filibuster.

Rather than throw in the towel, conservatives might throw their effort into the campaigns of conservative candidates for the House and Senate, and for the state legislatures and county commissions.

The global socialist agenda moved into high gear after the fall of the Berlin Wall, aided dramatically by the progressive Democrats in the United States. The Bush election in 2000 disrupted that agenda, and to them, nothing is more important than removing the Bush obstacle. Conservatives who decide to give up and stay at home will be aiding and abetting the enemies of freedom.

A return to progressive Democrat leadership in the United States is a return to the Kyoto Protocol and U.N. control over energy use in the United States. It is a return to subservience to the United Nations – as Howard Dean says, to get "permission" from the U.N. before defending our nation. It is a return to total government control over land use, education and every other facet of life.

In 2000, conservatives barely got a foothold on the bridge of the ship of state. In 2002, conservatives began to get a grip on the wheel. In 2004, conservatives have an opportunity to bring on more hands and to permanently discharge some of the progressive Democrats who continue to fight desperately for control.

Democrats alone cannot regain control. If conservatives give up, throw in the towel and fail to show up for the November battle, the Democrats will win by default. Conservatives who truly believe that freedom is better than socialism, those who want freedom for their children rather than a world socialist government, will never, never, never, never give up. They will show up in November.

[The Wizard]

you're a sucker buying into the lies.....the White House was FORCED to use different information by law....not reality.

[goldstategop]

Exactly. When conservatives talk of living with welfare state, they emphatically do not mean it in terms Democrats have in mind.

[The Wizard]

these are the words of perot.....divide and conqure.....

[lt.america]

You are not addressing the issues. I am a staunch conservative, but if I just sat by and dismissed what this administration is doing I would be no better than what the Democrats were under Clinton. W needs to be held accountable by his constituency that worked so hard to get him where he is today.

[chris1]

A traitor? It is every American's right to vote or not to vote. The unthinkable to me is working to elect people who continue to send me requests for donations only to screw me and tell me I am xenophobic, racist, and extreme. The first time someone screws you, shame on them. After they screw you over and over, shame on you.

[lt.america]

You are not addressing the issues. I am a staunch conservative, but if I just sat by and dismissed what this administration is doing I would be no better than what the Democrats were under Clinton. W needs to be held accountable by his constituency that worked so hard to get him where he is today.

[FirstPrinciple]

The Democrats had eight years to fill the agencies of government with activists from their special-interest groups. It is true that President Bush quickly dumped the most egregious of these types, whose positions are political plums.

Herein lies the problem, and this is where there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats. They are both pro-government parties. Replacing their guy with our guy doesn't solve the problem. Eliminating bureaucracies to restore freedom to the people should be the solution. Sadly, Republicans no longer believe that. So, we are stuck in a system where neither party believes that govt should be smaller. They just want their people to be in charge. If that is not a conflict of interest for good governance, I don't know what is. We need to look into alternatives where political parties must put the agenda of freedom and liberty before the agenda of the govt.

[meenie]

The choice is between evil and evil. By reistering a vote for evil do you support evil? Only your conscience knows for sure. Let's face it, the country is floundering.

[goldstategop]

My friend no one here is asking you to stay silent and swallow your principles just get the President re-elected. To the contrary: yell, scream, rant - heck, stamp your feet and make it clear you want things to change and you're not happy with the direction the government's going in. That's what conservatives doing now all over the country. Its not the time to throw in the towel and sign over the house to the Democrats.

[Miss Marple]

Ah, yes, gridlock. That is the latest thing I have heard pushed by our friends in the press this morning.

As far as the "well-placed Bush operative" anonymously quoted in his arrogant statement, I will bet 10 bucks it was Bill Kristol, who is indeed, arrogant, but not an operative.

I really think peoole should pay more attention to the attempt to divide us. While disagreeing with policy is fine (and I am personally opposed to some of the President's policies, particularly the education bill) it seems to me that there is a concerted effort to fan the flames of dissension, rather than simply disagreeing.

[goldstategop]

The choice is between a greater evil and a lesser one. Should we hold our noses and vote? I think we should redouble the pressure on the Administration on all fronts BEFORE the election. Now is precisely the time not to back off.

[Trteamer]

I'm going to FReep my own state Republican convention. I'll start by welcoming my fellow Republicans with a big poster saying "RINO'S GO HOME", or "TIME TO ACT LIKE REPUBLICANS".

Nothing pisses of a leftist more than a conservative with a picket sign and a grin. I wonder how pissed off the country club Republicans will be when they are picketed by a conservative with a grin AND a VOTE.

[goldstategop]

Very good. That's exactly what needs to be done. If enough people are active and put pressure on their state parties, the White House and the Congressional leadership will begin paying us attention.

[Keeper of the Turf]

Man...the volks at DU must love reading posts like this.

The people saying they are not going to vote for Bush this election, probably would never vote for Bush in the first place. I say, "Good riddence."

[Batrachian]

I question whether GWB ever had a conservative base. Al Gore almost won in 2000 because the conservatives didn't turn out to vote. GWB knows this and has written conservatives out of his equations. The pattern is clear. He's pandering to the vast middle that doesn't know, doesn't care, and doesn't understand. He'll fight the war against terrorism and take care of them when they get old. That's enough for them. He's not anticipating that conservatives turn out this time either, so he's not worried about their outrage over CFR, the Medicaid prescription benefit, illegal alien amnesty, the budget explosion, etc...

[whd23]

Still the fact remains this country won't be turned around on a dime. Its slow, hard work reducing the deficit and taming the monster called government.

But Bush isn't even trying to turn to the right!

CFR
No Child Left Behind
Medicare expansion
NEA funding
Wetback amnesty

Just when should conservatives expect to see an ATTEMPT to pull the country back from the brink of socialism?

[steve50]

Not even close, the marginal rate was high, but so few ever paid that.

It was high to fund the programs for all, it might have been bad law but that's how it was. But since the money was used to subsidize your college and personal issues you now say to hell with them. Good man.

[goldstategop]

If that's really the thinking in the White House, they shouldn't be surprised if the President does lose in November. Should that happen, its not the end of the world. Gridlock would be preferable to a President pushing a socialist agenda through a Republican Congress under the euphemism of "compassionate conservatism."

[chris1]

Nonsense, every gun owner I know voted for him over Fore, highly conservative people. "Good riddance"???? Keep buying into the old line, that "Our thief is better than your thief." Pathetic. I am very conservative, and yes, I did vote for W in 2000.

[rintense]

As I've said many times, complacency is the fastest road to extinction. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. And anyone who is willing to just sit back and not say or do anything, and not make their voice heard is worthless. You can not be a catalyst for change by sitting at home in November.