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Republicans Squandering 'Political Capital'
CHRONWATCH.COM ^
| DECEMBER 9, 2004
| CHRISTOPHER ADAMO
Posted on 12/08/2004 9:19:37 PM PST by CHARLITE
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To: CHARLITE
"Key to American security is regaining control of its borders. Amazingly, Congress decided to remove a provision from the security reform measure that would have clamped down on the ability of illegal aliens (such as the nineteen hijackers of 9-11) to obtain drivers licenses. ""Control of our borders" has nothing to do with "illegals getting drivers licenses".
Illegals get licenses only AFTER they've breached the border.
Or is this another one of those illegal immigration phrases such as "open borders" which don't really mean what they mean. (another way of excusing a lie after being caught)
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:00:34 PM PST
by
bayourod
(Bush said. "Let's see if I can say it as plainly as I can: I am for the intelligence bill.")
To: Dolphy
Rome was not built in a day.
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:04:41 PM PST
by
DaveTesla
(You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
To: rmmcdaniell
The Democrats were the majority prior to the '04 elections? Thats news to me. Well perhaps you better pay closer attention.
Republicans did not have a strong enough majority to force anybody's hand. Even with the new congress, things are dicy.
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:04:49 PM PST
by
konaice
To: claudiustg
We might want to inaugurate the President before dissecting his failure. So that means Al Gore will no longer be president come January?
To: nj26
When we embrace conservative principles, we reinforce the political capital that we have earned. When we betray them, we squander our political capital.It's too bad the republicRat "party-bots" place party over all of the wisdom of your post. When one concedes conservative principles, then what is the difference between a republicRat and a democRat? Nothing.
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:05:17 PM PST
by
Indie
(Ignorance of the truth is no excuse for stupidity.)
To: CHARLITE
Following the Republican landslide victories of the 1994 midterm elections, conservatives watched in amazement as Republican moderates proceeded to completely squander the ground they had gained, culminating in the defeat of Bob Dole in 96.
>>>
That was fun! /XXXsarcasm
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:05:41 PM PST
by
ApesForEvolution
(You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
To: Indie
BTTT
The GOP's incremental Compromisism destroys America...
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:07:08 PM PST
by
ApesForEvolution
(You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
To: CHARLITE
"Where, for example, was a single bloated bureaucracy eliminated, or required to face even modest budget cuts at the hands of the Republicans?"
How about welfare reform? An entitlement was ended -- or at least, it couldn't permanently be claimed. That's pretty good.
To: Indie
BTTT
The GOP's incremental Compromisism destroys America...
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:08:10 PM PST
by
ApesForEvolution
(You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
To: konaice
Republicans did not have a strong enough majority to force anybody's hand. Even with the new congress, things are dicy. Some weak-kneed Republican Congressmen who initially opposed the massive new prescription drug entitlement program were strong-armed into voting for it. The white houses rino-allies also managed to break the resistance to removing the illegal alien provisions from the Security Reform act. The Stupid party sure knows how to force things when it benefits liberalism.
To: rmmcdaniell
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:16:07 PM PST
by
ApesForEvolution
(You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
To: ApesForEvolution
"Following the Republican landslide victories of the 1994 midterm elections, conservatives watched in amazement as Republican moderates proceeded to completely squander the ground they had gained, culminating in the defeat of Bob Dole in 96. >>> That was fun! /XXXsarcasm"
It all began going downhill when Gingrich caved to Clinton when we had the government shut down. After that, the Pubbies looked like a bunch of weak pukes.
If we had the Internet of today, maybe they wouldn't have caved. We must press the advantage at every opportunity.
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:16:16 PM PST
by
Eccl 10:2
(Pray, pray, pray that we as a people are deserving of godly leaders.)
To: konaice
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:17:01 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Eccl 10:2
I remember Newt giving the now ex-TRIMPOTUS the nod-nod, wink-wink to raid the slush fund to bail out Mexico...remember that?
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:18:11 PM PST
by
ApesForEvolution
(You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
To: CHARLITE
They didn't squander it. They just don't represent the citizens, and so they didn't defend or enact things the citizen would think was important.
They did allow Clinton's environmental justice EO to pass. The did allow the telecommunications act of 1996 to pass. They did allow NAFTA then GATT and then pushed for the creation of the WTO, abdicating their congressional duty to control trade. They did allow the massive consolidation of power in the federal government, including the creation of armed federal agents in many heretofore nonexistent agencies, like the BLM, Park service, NOAA and other groups. Instead of reforming the National Security Agency when Bush got into office, they created the Dept of Homeland Security and now the federal Intelligence czar.
If you don't see the trend, it is to consolidate power in the executive, to deputize agents in the many federal agencies for law enforcement and to utterly ignore the will of the people in favor of public/private partnerships with corporation that will push their agenda overseas.
To: CHARLITE
bump for later read. It is late. This needs to be posted again no one will see it tomorrow.
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:29:19 PM PST
by
Mark in the Old South
(Note to GOP "Deliver or perish" Re: Specter I guess the GOP "chooses" to perish)
To: jveritas
To: technomage
Gee did you expect anything less from the group that gave us CFR and ted the swimmer's school bill?
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posted on
12/08/2004 10:32:03 PM PST
by
dts32041
("If this country is good enough to live in, it's good enough to fight for." EB Sledge)
To: bayourod
"Control of our borders" has nothing to do with "illegals getting drivers licenses". Illegals get licenses only AFTER they've breached the border.
My observation over the past few days would tend to indicate that your claim, while accurate, is far too abstruse for most people here to comprehend.
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posted on
12/08/2004 11:28:29 PM PST
by
fire_eye
(Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
To: konaice
This sort of reminds me of the press screaming Quagmire That was done from a pessimistic attitude of a disloyal opposition. That was done to provide aid and comfort to our enemies in time of war and with firefights in progress.
These criticisms are very different. They come not from an almost treasonous opposition to the nation, but from profound disappointment that the 'better angels' did not prevail in the GOP. From the ill-conceived Gonzales appointment, to apparently asking for Ashcroft's resignation, to Bush's 'open-borders' policy, to his support for Spectre in the campaign against a conservative (which story became well-known after the election) and his seeming support for Spectre as committee chairman, and whatever else, including overspending at the national level, it does appear that the GOP has said to its core voters - where else ya gonna go?
Now you may disagree. But if that's actually true, then as the writer points out - staying home is place to go.
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posted on
12/08/2004 11:58:47 PM PST
by
sevry
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