To: KantianBurke
The speaker of the GOP legistlure in Floriduh in 2000, now holding a House seat, strongly opposed the Pill Bill.
Since it passed by only a few votes, Rove had Bush calling the last few votes to pressure it personally.
The congressman said something like "I'm a conservative and I came here to cut spending, not expand it."
Bush snapped (as I recall) "So did I" and slammed down the phone.
Bush/Rove found their last few votes, no doubt by pork distribution and/or intimidation. The Floriduh legislator got sent to the back benches, their future in the GOP now in question.
And people claim he's conservative. I guess this is one of those times where the 'compassionate' overwhelmed the 'conservative'.
Merely an anecdote but an example I think is not isolated.
24 posted on
02/09/2004 6:26:35 AM PST by
George W. Bush
(It's the Congress, stupid.)
To: George W. Bush
Give him credit, it's Tom Feeney (R.-Fla.), a great man.
To: George W. Bush
I was giving him credit as a conservative. My recall of his name failed.
We had a thread last week that had the story in his own words.
26 posted on
02/09/2004 6:43:56 AM PST by
George W. Bush
(It's the Congress, stupid.)
To: George W. Bush
I only wish some company would offer Senator Robert Byrd a lucrative contract, effectively removing him from the US Senate.
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