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GOP slams Bush policies at retreat
The Washington Times ^ | 2/6/04 | By Ralph Z. Hallow and James G. Lakely

Posted on 02/06/2004 1:27:31 AM PST by ovrtaxt

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:13 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Growing frustration over President Bush's immigration plan and lack of fiscal discipline came to a head behind closed doors at last weekend's Republican retreat in Philadelphia.

House lawmakers, stunned by the intensity of their constituents' displeasure at some of Mr. Bush's key domestic policies, gave his political strategist Karl Rove an earful behind closed doors.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; blackburn; bush43; gop; immigrantlist; jamesglakely; marshablackburn; ralphzhallow
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To: ovrtaxt
"I just got the results of a poll in our district, and it's 2-to-1 against the president's immigration plan," a House member said confidentially

Well DUH. Crips, what a bunch of dumb a$$es. Even their poll was off the mark, as it probably is closer to 3-1.

These people are actually in charge of something?

Frightening!

661 posted on 02/06/2004 8:39:21 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: Texasforever
Fire Rove.

And I mean it.

662 posted on 02/06/2004 8:40:43 PM PST by sauropod (I'm Happy, You're Happy, We're ALL Happy!)
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To: sauropod
It is because of FR that His Slickness was impeached.

Laughable. Clinton was impeached because of what he did full stop.

663 posted on 02/06/2004 8:41:42 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever
You really are ignorant. And I mean that with some measure of kindness.
664 posted on 02/06/2004 8:42:37 PM PST by sauropod (I'm Happy, You're Happy, We're ALL Happy!)
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To: sauropod
And I mean it.

Then you would vote for Bush?

665 posted on 02/06/2004 8:42:47 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak
"This is the first time I didn't have to raise the immigration issue myself. Everyone else did. -- Tom Tancredo

The natives are restless, heh?

666 posted on 02/06/2004 8:43:08 PM PST by Missouri
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
"IMO, this needs to be repeated over and over again. This is where we can find some agreement within our party, make some progress, and make a stand."

Totally agree.
667 posted on 02/06/2004 8:43:30 PM PST by Revel
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To: sauropod
You really are ignorant. And I mean that with some measure of kindness.

Now now don't get personal.

668 posted on 02/06/2004 8:43:49 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: sauropod
why give up? We can not ever have 100% of what we want. That isn't realistic. There is such a fine line a President has to walk. Especially these day with the liberals and their hands in every dirty dealing. We know that much is true.

I would rather use my energies to see if we can make an impact upon George Bush ,than use my energies to get a Democrat elected.

Believe me I have given this much thought.

I don't hate President Bush. I am a bit ticked at him right now, but we don't really know what the back story is.

I believe he is a good man.. but I still think he needs to hear us.

I decided not to give up on him and just try harder to reach him.

669 posted on 02/06/2004 8:44:04 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
"We can not ever have 100% of what we want. That isn't realistic"

I would be happy with 10%"

670 posted on 02/06/2004 8:45:37 PM PST by sauropod (I'm Happy, You're Happy, We're ALL Happy!)
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To: cyborg
Run him out on a rail.

What no tar and feathers?

671 posted on 02/06/2004 8:46:34 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: nopardons
I think you're putting the emphasis on the wrong syllable:-)
672 posted on 02/06/2004 8:47:30 PM PST by Ches
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To: Texasforever
We need to find a unified message.

Listening to each other, being respectful of other people's opinions and being willing to work hard will go along way to accomplish this feat.

If everyone could stop calling names and insulting others ,we could use our collective energies to solve a problem instead of throwing mud.

673 posted on 02/06/2004 8:47:41 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross; Dead Corpse; seamole; NittanyLion
"I believe he is a good man.. but I still think he needs to hear us."

Constitutional principles are not based on "beliefs" no matter how much you or I wish they were.

I want good, moral, decent people to succeed in this arena as well. I just see no evidence of it.

Fondly, 'Pod

674 posted on 02/06/2004 8:48:37 PM PST by sauropod (I'm Happy, You're Happy, We're ALL Happy!)
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To: Revel
I FREEPED, alone, long before the was such a thing as FR! I stood up against the yowling hippies and yippies and antiwar protesters who spat on our returning Nam vets, and I stood up against Caesar Chavez's picketing minions...buying grapes, even when I wasn't going to and waving them at the pickets.My credentials are beyond reproach.

There are two and ONLY two choices come November.....the Dem candidate or President Bush. That's it. Those who whinge and whine and complain and demand this and that here, have to decided for themselves which person, of the two mentioned, they would rather have as president.Third parties are either irrelevant or spoilers. Even IF the fringers could make everyone here and their family members vote fringe, the fringer would still NOT win.It just might cost the president the election though and that would NOT " send a message" nor " teach a lesson " to anyone at all!

675 posted on 02/06/2004 8:48:39 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Texasforever
I forgot. Honey wagons have wheels and just need to go to the nearest 'sewage treatment' facility.
676 posted on 02/06/2004 8:49:07 PM PST by cyborg
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To: sauropod
No further addressing of same is necessary. You are not to be taken seriously.

Oh the irony.

677 posted on 02/06/2004 8:49:12 PM PST by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever
I have stated so in other threads.
678 posted on 02/06/2004 8:51:05 PM PST by sauropod (I'm Happy, You're Happy, We're ALL Happy!)
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To: sauropod
I don't know why people are referring to it as a "third-party tantrum". I've never voted third party, and I have voted three times for a Bush.

And I am seriously pissed.

But I wish the party would make up its mind. Either we really are statistically insignificant, in which case it should be a matter of supreme indifference what we do with our votes and our money-- OR we really do hold the key to the election in our hands, in which case our concerns shouldn't be met with such dismissive scorn.
679 posted on 02/06/2004 8:51:59 PM PST by hellinahandcart (Don't Worry. Be Happy.)
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To: sauropod
I have stated so in other threads.

So your problem is Rove not Bush?

680 posted on 02/06/2004 8:52:19 PM PST by Texasforever
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