[Cold Heat]

I appreciate yer opinion, my FRiend...fact is, Dubyuh's spoken often of pursuing a more fiscally-conservative path, and in the upcoming budget debates, he'd be wise to follow through with actions that back up his words. Like I said, if he does so, a lotta "PrincipledConservatives" will gladly rejoin the march to get him reelected!!

Agreed!

If one were to review the State Of The Union Speech, a time of great promises and spending initiatives, the only thing that stands out in my mind was the promise to cut the beans out of the discretionary budget and continue to provide the military with the things they need.

No ovation from the left.

The Congressional Repubs took a few days, but began saying similar cutting words.

All this with a election coming and cutting being a know divisive issue for the Dems.

Now, that took some guts!

He is leading, but not getting the credit for it.

As to what happened in the last two sessions of congress, I prefer to postpone that argument until after the nomination, because on some of it, there is a tactical aspect. On some of it, a veto would have sufficed to stop criticism from the right. But on those things, a veto may not have done anything and put other things at risk.

"All politics is local" comes to mind.

I fully expect that much will change, and not because of the griping.

It has been in the cards all along.

I really trust the guy, and I try to convey that trust. If he were to buy my trust and not get it willingly by trying to appease ME!, I would not trust him nearly as much in the future.

[Mudboy Slim]

"If one were to review the State Of The Union Speech, a time of great promises and spending initiatives, the only thing that stands out in my mind was the promise to cut the beans out of the discretionary budget and continue to provide the military with the things they need. No ovation from the left. The Congressional Repubs took a few days, but began saying similar cutting words."

I did review the SOTU speech and in it Dubyuh pledged to hold Domestic Discretionary Spending growth to 4%...after some "griping" by the Right--both pundits and Congress--Dubyuh came out in a weekly radio address less than two weeks later and revised his pledge to limiting said growth to 1%!! And issued a list of 128 Federal programs he proposed eliminating or cutting back significantly.

"I really trust the guy, and I try to convey that trust. If he were to buy my trust and not get it willingly by trying to appease ME!, I would not trust him nearly as much in the future."

Fact is, Dubyuh's performance in the War on Terrorism has built up a great deal of trust in my eyes, too...and I am not so full of myself to believe he's gonna switch policy priorities to appease me; however, if I can be part of a cacophony of voices urging him to the Right, I will consider my time well-spent.

FReegards...MUD