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BUSH MAY COME UP WITH 2ND TERM SURPRISES
WINS News ^ | 11/8/04

Posted on 11/08/2004 6:46:38 AM PST by areafiftyone

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1 posted on 11/08/2004 6:46:39 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

The phrase you don't hear Dims using is "let's rally behind this president". I would contend that it is more their responsibility to rally behind this president and work with him since he was elected by the majority, than it is for him to reach out to them.


2 posted on 11/08/2004 6:50:48 AM PST by kjam22 (What you win them by, is what you win them to)
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To: areafiftyone

Flat out lie, perpetuating the myth of Clinton's centrism:

"Or take President Clinton, the Democrat elected in 1992 after embracing his party's centrist movement. But it took him until the first State of the Union speech of his second term to utter one of the most famous quotes of his presidency - that "the era of big government is over" - and to tackle the historic welfare reform legislation that dismayed many in the left wing of his party."

In fact, Clinton DID campaign on welfare REFORM, but that meant reform as in re-creating it. When he had control of Congress, he did nothing. In his first term, however, he lost control of Congress, and the Republicans took over. They sent him several reform bills, which he vetoed. Facing growing frustration by the voters, Democrats in Congress sent him the message, "Don't destroy what's left of the party!" by signing on to a Republican bill which passed with 90 votes in the Senate, easily enough to override a veto. Only then did Clinton sign on.

But this was still 1995. By 1996, Clinton was campaigning in what are now called "blue states," pledging to reform the reform. His liberal supporters understood that to mean that the government's teat was swollen once again.


3 posted on 11/08/2004 6:55:01 AM PST by dangus
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To: kjam22

I agree, but after listening to the concession speeches by Edwards and Kerry... Don't count on it. Both speeches were loaded with justifications to resist supporting the President.

The concession speeches weren't a call for unity, but were a call to arms on national television.


4 posted on 11/08/2004 6:55:16 AM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: areafiftyone; K4Harty

ping


5 posted on 11/08/2004 6:55:29 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (I got political capital and I intend to spend it!)
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To: areafiftyone

I hereby predict that the world's in for quite a ride over the next 4 years. The liberals will gnash their teeth so much that all they will have left is bloody stumps.


6 posted on 11/08/2004 6:56:52 AM PST by tkathy (There will be no world peace until all thuggocracies are gone from the earth.)
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To: areafiftyone

Mr. President, GO FOR IT!!!

LONG PAST TIME TO SCRAP THE MARXIST, FREEDOM-ROBBING INCOME TAX AND IRS AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE FAIR-TAX.

VISIT http://www.salestax.org AND http://www.fairtax.org FOR DETAILS!


7 posted on 11/08/2004 6:57:39 AM PST by Dick Bachert
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To: coconutt2000
The concession speeches weren't a call for unity, but were a call to arms on national television.
Absolutely right. The obstruction will not stop, which is why we need to focus on key committee member states, and work to defeat socialists that fill each of those seats. We need to obliterate them on a state level, and help the people take back the reigns of oppressive taxes that hurt our economy and offset federal relief to hard working families. Any threat of obstruction of the peoples business should be met with a full out assault on them in their state. Who they are funded by etc.
9 posted on 11/08/2004 7:00:29 AM PST by JesseJane ("Hey hey...ho ho...a cowboy, not a gigolo." - I love this... whoever said it!!)
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To: tkathy

I agree. But we must not get too cocky in the next 4 years. We must be prepared for 2008 and keep our back covered. The Dems will be waiting with daggers to get us back in 2008.


10 posted on 11/08/2004 7:01:23 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: dangus

You are so correct!!!!!!!!!!!


11 posted on 11/08/2004 7:01:42 AM PST by KINGEDWARDIII
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To: areafiftyone
If Bush wants to leave a legacy that will put him in the realm of Reagan:
12 posted on 11/08/2004 7:07:08 AM PST by Popman (Democrat Party Political Values are Condescension, Hypocrisy, Bigotry)
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To: Made in USA

We have to make sure Spector does not!


13 posted on 11/08/2004 7:12:56 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: dangus

Clinton signed a meaningfull "Welfare Reform Bill" because Dick Morris told him he would not win the election if he vetoed it again. His idea of welfare reform was simply a scam of more govenment spending and maintaining the failed qovenment programs initiated by LBJ.


14 posted on 11/08/2004 7:16:49 AM PST by TruthWillWin
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To: areafiftyone
Progress is viewed differently in a second term by..
1) Progressives(i.e. Democrats, some Rinos, Greens and other socialists)
-AND-
2) Re-gressives(i.e. some Pubbies, other Rinos, radicals and other rightys)

NOTE**
Progressives' want democracy(the source of socialism), Regressives' want regress to a Republican form of government... Democracy is the disease that brings socialism(i.e. like in literally EVERY democracy on earth)... there are NO acceptions.. America is half way between a republican system and a democractic system.. thats just WRONG.. The American federal gov't has bullied the States long enough... We have a Congress and separate court system(Supremes) ACTING like they were a Parliament.. <<- like the more primitive forms of gov't in URP.... thats the source of the polarization among Americans.. But MOST Americans haveing no freepin idea of the difference between the two are fodder to this Coup D'Etat in process.. Parliaments work in democracys but in America parliaments attack "human rights". More democracy existed that had any "rights". Because "human rights" come from God, not some wazzo government.. The "Bill of Rights" was given by God to Americans not our government. Governments can ONLY allow and give privledges not actual "human rights".. The governemnts in URP and Canada ONLY allow privledges to the citizens there are NO "rights" of any kind, inalienable or otherwise...

THATS WHY: Democracy is the road to socialism. Karl Marx

Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx

15 posted on 11/08/2004 7:22:51 AM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to included some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: areafiftyone
Rather and Brokaw have already endured more surprises then they are able to handle. The Bush 2nd term may lead to a real short struggle between them an the Actuarial Tables.:)
16 posted on 11/08/2004 7:25:01 AM PST by hflynn
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To: Popman

and make nascar a year round sport


17 posted on 11/08/2004 7:29:15 AM PST by al baby (she stuned my little beeber)
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To: areafiftyone

Screw the dems, he doesn't have to reach out, he has to increase the base and educate the empty heads.


18 posted on 11/08/2004 7:35:19 AM PST by Porterville (IT'S GOOD TO BE REPUBLICAN)
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To: areafiftyone

Continue as you are Mr. President. Work for the good of this country and not all the bad stuff that people are trying to stuff down our throats. I will continue to pray for this good man.


19 posted on 11/08/2004 7:44:21 AM PST by cubreporter (-I trust Rush...he will prevail in spite of the naysayers.)
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To: areafiftyone
President Bush is going to go down in history as one of the most consequential presidents in American history.

By the time he leaves office, there will be peace (sort of) between Israel and Palestine, the Iraqis will be well on their way to democracy, most of the middle east will be in transit to a more democratic life, tort reform will have passed helping to stop the bleeding caused by trial lawyers, the terrorists will be in full retreat, and we will be safer.

20 posted on 11/08/2004 7:45:10 AM PST by McGavin999 (George Soros just learned a very expensive lesson-America can't be bought.)
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