I concluded some time back CJ, that you don't know you're arse from a hole in the ground. Take that as my final word to you. Dingbat.
Ah, the only arrows in your quiver are ad hominems, we see.
President Reagan October 30, 1984
"Today we're part of a coalition of people who share some values that are traditional to America. Whether our forefathers and mothers came here from a Latin country, or from Africa, or from Asia, or from Europe -- in my case, I guess it's Europe, Ireland and England -- we hold dear those ideas that brought our forebears here. We're bound together by a love of family and neighborhood and a respect for God. We believe in hard work and peace through strength. And these are not Republican values, these are American. Our opponents don't seem to see things this way. They view our country not as people of varied backgrounds who share common values and aspirations; instead, they see us as warring factions and interest groups. They try to divide us, using envy, and playing people off against each other by telling us we're competing for a piece of a pie that is ever getting smaller. Well, that's not our way. We don't see people as members of this group or that; we see them as Americans, with all the rights and opportunities that go with being American. "
Buchanan is a traitor, a very bitter loser, and most likely Deep Throat. I can't think of a more despicable person.
Ditto....
Same goes for his leftist sidekick....
First, the entire fact that there is a tiny cabal of liberal Republicans running the Congress is of no surprise. I have thought for some time that these people ran as Republicans only because they couldn't change parties before they were elected; it would have been a detriment to them in the primary. They are largely east coast elites, or in particularly liberal districts (i.e. Leach in my state). They wield their power simply by threatening not to vote for things that Conservatives want; and we don't have a leader strong enough to keep them in line (as Reagan used to...heck, he even got Dems to vote with him by effectively using his bully pulpit).
Secondly, I'm somewhat tiring of a group of "the party can do no wrong" hacks glomming onto the Conservative title. I've seen many posts here lately that say something like: "I was a liberal until about a year ago...now I'm Conservative." Right...guess what...they're still liberals (and may be Republicans), but they actually have come to believe that Conservatism means some of the nonsense that we've seen lately.
Third, and most importantly, despite the many posts to the contrary that I've seen lately, the American public is largely conservative; the liberal media spin about the "great divide" is overblown. Every poll shows that the majority is, or leans, conservative. But, since "we" don't believe polls here any longer...let's just look at the two latest examples of this phenomenon. The "Contract with America"...advertised across the country, directly to the people STUNNINGLY swept Conservatives into the House. Or, more lately, President Bush's first two years in office were marked by largely conservative ideals (tax cuts, abortion limits, etc., even that monstrosity of an education bill sounded conservative for its accountability). We were rewarded with LARGER majorities.
His poll numbers did not start slipping until he started proposing & supporting a bunch of liberal glop. I have no idea if his political advisers came up with this plan, or if it is what he really believes.
I DO know, as has been weatherproofing in the past, that Americans support people with strongly held conservative convictions...who aren't afraid to say so.
I will be voting for President Bush, because I support the war on terror...so save the juvenile "vote for Kerry" posts, please.