Posted on 01/31/2004 6:27:08 PM PST by softengine
If you don't believe that W. needs the far right (and i proudly include myself in that bunch), then go right on and insult people. Bush won last time by how many votes? Lesssee... the number was around 500 IIRC.
This thread sickens me. I can disagree w/ folks on positions (that is what makes FR fun). But what passes on this thread for discourse is better saved for a Michael Moore "documentary."
When you're right , you're right. He does send the left into spasms,doesn't he? :-)
Counterprotest an ANSWER march. You will get to see this kinda stuff up close and personal.
Great great fun.
Ha! Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left.
Every program not authorized by the United States Constitution.
Well, I know that if you can have people take their meds, the long term effects of illness with its increased morbidity will be lessened.
How is that MY problem, thus involving MY money?
Do you really think that the democrats would have made it for less?
Of course not. But a GOP Congress would not cooperate with a DemonRat president like they have w/ GWB.
And now that Bush has control of the medicare drug bill, there then will follow control of the social security.
Ha! Massive expansion? SS is one of those programs I want abolished.
Without a doubt, the strength of the republican control in white house and congress will be evident in the second term. Don't you ever wonder why the democrats want to be in control so much? It is about controlling the agenda and forcing their liberal views on us.
Right. And the Republican agenda appears to involve relinquishing control to the DemonRats and forcing their liberal views on us.
One thing I *do* like about him is how he's so unapologetically anti-intellectual and just comfortable in his own skin, so to speak. Those 2 things just help drive the left batsh!t.
lol - quite possibly.
Name game - A family, last name Lear, had a daughter - first Crystal....the middle name...(wince)Shandra.
Yep, they really did it. Crstal Shandra Lear.
Yes indeed, it does put their panties in a wad . Then there's the womyn...
Whoa! I hadn't seen that affectation since I was in college!
I wasn't referring to you in the original post of mine that you bounced off of, I didn't know until the moment I got your post whether or not you support Bush for re-election. I too am distressed at what has been passing for "discourse" around Free Republic lately... the screeching coming from third-party advocates recently doesn't leave a reasoned atmosphere TO have a mature discussion about Bush's policies.
That said, I'm not sure we'll ever be bosom buddies so I'll leave it to someone else to figure out how you want to be "woo'ed".
Excessive government spending can be weaned down over time with a Republican majority in Congress (and it will in due time) (ROFLOL). Illegal immigration can be solved with technology, a slight bump in spending, and a determined Republican president (oh yeah, this has proven to be a snap, the intensity of devotion on the part of Bush and the congress to solve these issues has been soooooo impressive, NOT). Neither, however, can be fixed unless steps are taken to regain a firm control of Congress and overall politics (what a crock).
Do I agree with amnesty or excessive spending? No; quite the contrary. But I disagree with – and to a great extent, fear – the radical agenda of the left. It will, and has already begun to, destroy this country. It is critical we take control and if a bump to the National Endowment for the Arts silences a few artists, amnesty shuts a few radical Hispanic groups up (he forgets to mention it increases the number of demonrat voters by a nuclear instant to 12 million strong), and a prescription entitlement makes a few seniors happy, so be it. These policies may not make an overwhelming difference in polls or make many people vote for Bush who wouldn’t have otherwise, but they change the image of Republicans and set the stage for a long-term Republican takeover.
Right or wrong, that is the Bush strategy. Choosing not to vote for him on these specifics simply counts as a vote for his opponents. He may be taking his voter base for granted; however, he may just be assuming we’re smart enough to figure out what is going on (unfortunately for him we are smart enough to figgure out exactly what is going on). Politics will outlast President Bush; he simply hopes it is politics dominated by Republicans who can eventually take on the issues we are forced to swallow at present.
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