Republican Party has ignored its principles

The Greenville News ^ | March 26, 2004 | Robert G. Butch Taylor (letter to the editor)

[Willie Green]

In a recent letter to the president of the United States, I informed him of my resignation from the Republican Party in Greenville. I shall continue to be involved in the local political arena, but not as a Republican.

I am sick and tired of the Republicans selling us down the river. No matter how hard I try to institute positive change, Republicans and the Republican Party ignore my pleas. For this reason I have joined the U.S. Constitution Party and urge other conservatives to do the same.

[BushisTheMan]

Sounds like one of the weirdos here on FR

[Miss Marple]

I am sure Mr. Taylor will be happier in the Constitution Party.

[q_an_a]

sorry to see you go. where in the President's programs is a blanket amnesty? isn't one. like your other points they show your failure to be accurate. Good Bye.

[cynicom]

weirdos??? You better leave then, weirdo.

[Dane]

Robert G. Butch Taylor

LOL!

I guess "Butch" will be happier with John "Butch" Kerry.

[Willie Green]

You're probably right.

[Wolfie]

Principles my Aunt Fanny. We want Victory!

[Bikers4Bush]

Bush's proposal is ultimately a blanket amnesty despite what the supporters say.

[Southack]

Presidency of George W. Bush -- the first 38 months

 

Banned Partial Birth Abortion

Reversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy

Killed the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty

Killed U.S. involvement in the International Criminal Court

Killed Clinton's CO2 rules that were choking off all of the electricity surplus to California.

Killed Clinton's "ergonomic" rules that OSHA was about to implement; rules that would have shut down every home business in America.

Killed the U.S. - CCCP ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses

Has CONSTRUCTION in process on the first ten ABM silos in Alaska and California so that America has a defense against North Korean nukes

 

Pushed through THREE raises for our military.

Increased Defense Dept funding which had deteriorated during the previous 8 years

 

President Bush's Grand Strategy

Stopped foreign aid that would be used to fund abortions.

Supported and upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals

Signed E.O. reversing Clinton's policy of not requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act

Signed TWO bills into law that arm our pilots with handguns in the cockpit

Currently pushing for full immunity from lawsuits for our national gun manufacturers

Ordered Attorney-General Ashcroft to formally notify the Supreme Court that the OFFICIAL U.S. government position on the 2nd Amendment is that it supports INDIVIDUAL rights to own firearms, NOT a leftist-imagined *collective* right

Told the United Nations we weren't interested in their plans for gun control (i.e. the International Ban on Small Arms Trafficking Treaty)

Signed the 2004 Omnibus Budget 1/26/2004 that now MANDATES that gun buyers' background check information be fully and permanently destroyed within 24 hours of the completion of the check, no matter what.

Disarmed Libya of its Chemical, Nuclear, and biological WMD's without bribes or bloodshed

Won an agreement that U.S. Navy sailors may now freely board thousands of commercial ships in international waters to search for weapons of mass destruction under a landmark pact between the United States and Liberia, the world's No. 2 shipping registry (signed Feb 11, 2004).

Successfully executed 2 wars: Afghanistan and Iraq. 50 million people who had lived under tyrannical regimes now live in freedom

 

Executed a WAR ON TERROR by getting world-wide cooperation to track funds/terrorists (has cut off much of the terrorist's funding and captured or killed many key leaders of the al Qaeda network)

 

Brought back our EP-3 intel plane and crew from China without any bribes or bloodshed

Started withdrawing our troops from Bosnia and has announced withdrawal of our troops from Germany and the Korean DMZ.

Signed the LARGEST nuclear arms reduction in world history with Russia

Initiated comprehensive review of our military, which was completed just prior to 9/11/01, accurately reported that ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE was critical.

Changed the tone in the White House, restoring HONOR and DIGNITY to the Presidency

Reorganized bureaucracy...after 9/11, condensed 20+ overlapping agencies and their intelligence sectors into one agency: the Department of Homeland Security.

Initiated discussion on privatizing Social Security and individual investment accounts.

Improving govt. efficiency with .8 million jobs put up for bid...weakening unions and cutting undeserved pay raises. Wants merit based promotions/raises only.

Orchestrated Republican control of the White House, the House AND the Senate.

Killed the liberal ABA's role in vetting federal judges for Congress.

GWB signed an executive order enforcing the Supreme Court's Beck decision (re: union dues being used for political campaigns against individual's wishes)

Turned around an inherited economy that was in recession.

Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.

Signed 2 income tax cuts ---- 1 of which was the largest Dollar value tax cut in world history

Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains

In process of eliminating IRS marriage penalty.

Increased small business incentives to expand and to hire new people

Signed into law the No Child Left Behind legislation delivering the most dramatic education reforms in a generation (challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations)

Reorganized the INS in an attempt to safeguard the borders and ports of America and to eliminate bureaucratic redundancies and lack of accountability.

Signed trade promotion authority

Committed US funds to purchase medicine for millions of men and women and children now suffering with AIDS in Africa

Passed Medicare Reform (authorized $39.5 Billion per year for preventive medicine such as drugs and doctor visits as well as included a ten year Privatization option)

Urging federal liability reform to eliminate frivolous lawsuits

Supports class action reform bill which limits lawyer fees so that more settlement money goes to victims

Submitted comprehensive Energy Plan--awaits Congressional action (works to develop cleaner technology, produce more natural gas here at home, make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy, improve national grid, etc.)

Endorses and promotes The Responsibility Era ("In a compassionate society, people respect one another and take responsibility for the decisions they make in life. My hope is to change the culture from one that has said, if it feels good, do it; if you've got a problem, blame somebody else -- to one in which every single American understands that he or she are responsible for the decisions that you make; you're responsible for loving your children with all your heart and all your soul; you're responsible for being involved with the quality of the education of your children; you're responsible for making sure the community in which you live is safe; you're responsible for loving your neighbor, just like you would like to be loved yourself. " -----this quote was too good to leave out)

Started the USA Freedom Corps

Initiated review of all federal agencies with a goal to eliminate federal jobs (completed September 2003) in an effort to reduce the size of federal gov while increasing private sector jobs.

Part of coalition (Russia, Israel, EU, Palestine, USA) for Israeli/Palestinian "Roadmap to Peace"

Challenged the United Nations to live up to their responsibilities and not become The League of Nations ( in other words, completely irrelevant)

Nominated strong, conservative judges to the judiciary.

Changed parts of the Forestry Management Act to allow necessary clean-up of the national forests in order to reduce fire danger.

As part of the national forests clean-up, the President restricted judicial challenges (based on the Endangered Species Act and other challenges) and removed the need for an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) before removing fuels/logging to reduce fire danger.

Significantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.

President Bush signed the workplace verification bill to prevent hiring of illegal Aliens
S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, was signed by President Bush on December 3, 2003.
It extends for five years the workplace employment eligibility authorization pilot programs created in 1996. It expands the pilot programs from the original five states to all 50 states.

President Bush signing a federal ban on Partial Birth Abortion

U.S. Forces In Baghdad

[Dane]

Bush's proposal is ultimately a blanket amnesty despite what the supporters say

As always, you are silent about Kerry.

[faithincowboys]

There is a definite drive by the Left to expose and amplify fissures in Bush's base. Recently, the Left is trying to suggest that Bush has problems with the Miami Cubans--if true, he would never be able to carry FL. There is a lot of treachery going on. I don't doubt there is disillusionment, but not tot he degree that the Lef tis suggesting.

[Willie Green]

I guess "Butch" will be happier with John "Butch" Kerry.

Why don't you listen to Miss Marple, Dane?
Her take on this letter makes much more sense than yours.

[bootyist-monk]

Whew. For a minute there, I was worried that Robert G. Butch Taylor would no longer be "involved in the local political arena".

[RightWhale]

I am sick and tired of the Republicans selling us down the river.

The Republican Party is against slavery and always was. Of course, there is always someone somewhere insisting that having to pay taxes is a form of slavery, but taxes is what happens when idealism meets reality.

[bobo1]

Yea, right.

A man without a plan that will send his vote down the drain and support a greater evil. I have absolutely no respect for this nonsense. I have grave problems with the 'pubs. Sorry, that is where I am at. However, I have far greater problems with the Marxist rats. The only way to deal with it is to eliminate the vermin first and then further define the remaining issues.

Then we can get it down to defining issues. Those that hold the position of the author are merely perpetuating the problem. They call it choosing the lessor of two evils. I call it choosing the closer to my belief, and then persuading to step closer to my position.

I find no honor in this position, but consider it a copout. Pray a little bit about it, and then get over it, then support the one who is closest to your belief. If not, support Nadar.

Blessings, Bobo

[William Terrell]

You're absolutely right. The word "amnesty" is not found anywhere in the proposal. The authors thereof have, however, been heard to say,"Raining? It's not raining. That's just water falling from the sky.

[Bikers4Bush]

Well since everyone knows Kerry is for the same thing it seems hardly neccessary to point out but I can if you'd like.

[Skooz]

By golly, he's right.
The RNC does not agree with me on every single issue, so I'm going to send them a message.
I'm going to vote for the Constitution Party loser. That'll show 'em.
Or maybe I'll vote for the Get Offa Mah Land Party candidate;
or maybe the Southern Imperial Confederacy Party;
or the Freedom to Makes Moonshine and Marry Mah Cousins Party;
or the We Ain't Got No Teeth But At Least We Ain't Tri-Lateralists Party;
or the Black Helicopters Watchers Party;
or the Write Yer Own Consteetooshon Party.

Yeah. That'll stick it to 'em.

[laotzu]

Screw principle. They've always been an embarrassment for us. Why vote for principle when it cannot win?

There is strength in numbers. That is more important than principle. It is more important to have strength, and numbers; than to be righteous, and alone.

Let conservatives have their principles. We are Republicans, and have power.