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.

[goldstategop]

We should stick with President Bush in November, despite all his mistakes and shortcomings for the following reason Henry Lamb beautifully summarizes in the penultimate paragraph of his article on why the conservative base should be as passionate as its adversaries, the Leftist enemies of freedom and limited government:

"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."

[chris1]

The arrogance of this White House is amazing. Conservatives are the ONLY reason the GOP has the Senate right now. They act like that does not stand for anything. Like it or not folks, if Clinton did the same things W is doing we would all be screaming with the pitch forks. Ans that is the bottom line.

[goldstategop]

It took the Democrats 60 years to establish their global socialist agenda. We've barely controlled Congress for a decade and the White House in a fraction of the time. Undoing the work of the Left is not going to be accomplished in the time President Bush spends in office. Its going to take at least a generation, perhaps two or more. Those who love liberty mustn't throw in the towel but roll up their sleeves and look forward to the long fight against the Left. While its discouraging, it can be done. To quote Edmund Burke, all it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Its time to recall why we're conservatives and although the work was not given to us to finish we are not free to desist from it either.

[Savage Beast]

Americans had better get out the vote and re-elect George W. Bush as though the fate of the world depended on it!

It does.

[RJCogburn]

Not gonna do it.

The Medicare thing....1/3 cost "error" in two months, is the final straw for me.

I'm off the Republican plantation so far as the Presidential election.

[mathluv]

Excellant reasons. Here are more:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1066122/posts
Who says George W. Bush has done "nothing" for conservatives?
WhiteHouse.gov; various news sources ^ | 1/27/04
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1062893/posts
So you think George W. Bush is not a conservative?
SOTU transcript ^ | 1/22/04

[chris1]

If the GOP controls the Congress, the Senate, and the White House, and is pushing a socialist agenda, then when it the wheel supposed to start turning back in our favor, when the Dems control it? Right now, the GOP is pushing us farther left than is acceptable and does not even try to fight for fiscal common sense that most people support. They are no different than the Dems when it comes to taxing and spending.

[goldstategop]

I don't agree with everything the White House is doing and I don't understand it. 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. It took 60 years to build it up. Rome wasn't built in a day. Conservatives need to look past the Bush Administration and focus on a long-term strategy, the way the Democrats did when they ran this country. I'm not one of those who thinks we'll get to where we want to be in twenty years. I'm as patient as the Left when it comes to attaining one's objectives.

[goldstategop]

The true believers insist on all or nothing. Don't be surprised if you wind up with nothing.

[mathluv]

I don't like the drug bill, but I do like the incrementalism that is part of it. My children need the medical savings account part of it for their children. This bill is a small step toward reform. Dubya campaigned on this in 1999, so why are you suprised he kept his word?

See the above links for many more reasons to support him in 2004.

[goldstategop]

Just what do you think Jean F. Cheri is going to do as President. Take up knitting needles? He'll make President Bush look like a conservative when he unveils his budget.

[RJCogburn]

Conservatives need to look past the Bush Administration

I respect your comments in general, but the Bush Administration has accelerated the growth of government.

[Glenn]

I'm at the point where I believe gridlock would be a better mode of governance.

[chris1]

I agree with you on the3 idea, but disagree on the method. The left incrementally moved us to a socialistic society. I would expect that to move us away from that, little steps should bre taken to shrink the size, role, and scope of government, etc. We are not doing that, we are only continuiong the left's agenda with another party in power. I have no delusions about that, but this Medicare plan, immigration plan, refusal to cut spending, etc, is getting way out of control. And yes, Bush can lose this November if he continues this craziness.

[tort_feasor]

Excellent post.

I became a Republican because they were the anti-communist party. I will continue to be a Republican as long as it is the anti-terrorism party. While I beleive in the conservative agenda of lower taxes, pro-life, tough on crime etc., My sister almost died in WTC 1 because of the jihadis. I have felt the touch of terror, now it is their turn.
"We shall not tire, we shall not falter, we shall not fail." GWB

[RiflemanSharpe]

I have been off the plantation for a long time. I am looking real hard at the Constitution Party.

[zook]

"if Clinton did the same things W is doing we would all be screaming"

Nonsense.

If Clinton had fought the war on terror with the same vigor as Bush, if Clinton had signed the partial birth abortion law, if Clinton had appointed conservative judges, if Clinton had Bush's character and honesty....

If given all these things, I might have voted for Clinton myself.

[chris1]

Agreed, it is better when they do absolutely nothing than this insanity. I would prefer to pay them their salary and let them never come to washington other than for a dinner or something. The more they do, the worse it gets.

[RiflemanSharpe]

I am not insisting on all or nothing, but I do insist on them trying to move to the right. They are not, and I find that I can no longer support GWB.

[patj]

OK, what about the Senate? These are some guys that ought to learn to play hardball. These are the guys that make me sick, with a few exceptions.