Posted on 03/30/2005 4:07:26 PM PST by churchillbuff
I never had any desire to run for political office, but, if I did, it would be to make a difference.
If I didn't think I could make a difference, what would be the point?
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told us last week he just didn't have the power and authority to save one innocent woman forced by court order and armed guard to starve to death in his state.
I don't believe that's true. Not for a minute do I believe it. Jeb Bush blinked. And that weakness that he showed for the whole world should represent the end of his political career.
It's unfortunate, because I believe Jeb Bush knew, deep in his convictions, it was wrong to let Terri Schiavo be murdered by a judge's order.
He even dispatched a team of state law enforcement officers to seize her hours after Judge George Greer refused to listen to his pleadings in the courtroom.
But he backed down. When local cops informed the state officers that they would enforce the judge's order, the agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement stopped.
That's not leadership. That's capitulation.
Gov. Jeb Bush shouldn't have merely dispatched officers to the scene to negotiate with the local cops, he should have led them. He should have personally persuaded those local officers that he was the highest law enforcement official in the state and he was ordering them to stand down.
He should have been a field general, not an armchair general.
He should have walked up to that hospice with overwhelming force behind him.
He should have done so with the whole world watching.
Jeb Bush has been talked about as a potential presidential candidate. But who is going to seriously consider a commander in chief who backs down at the first sign of resistance?
Bush may have been trying to take the safe route in this crisis, but it represents, in my estimation, the end of his political ambitions.
Jeb Bush was tested, and he was found lacking.
He allowed a terribly immoral action to take place in his state and did nothing but huff and puff about it.
And it wasn't the first time.
Say what you will about former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. I think she was a fascist. I think she was a criminal. I think she was possibly stark, raving mad. But she backed up her misguided convictions by sending armed federal agents swooping in to pick up little Elian Gonzalez and take him back to Cuba. It was wrong, but she wasn't afraid.
Back then, Gov. Jeb Bush sat by and watched his authority breached by Washington.
This time, he sat by and watched his authority breached by a puny, little county bureaucrat, a local politician, Judge George Greer.
Does the Florida governor have any authority?
If not, we shouldn't take the position seriously as a stepping stone to higher office. If it does, why didn't he use it when it counted?
I feel sorry for Jeb Bush today.
I think he knew right from wrong in this case but didn't have the courage of his convictions. I think he listened to all the wrong advisers. I think he will carry regrets about Terri Schiavo to his grave.
He could have been a hero. He could have been a leader.
Instead, he appears weak. Instead, he appears to vacillate.
My wife told me: "If Jeb Bush had done the right thing for Terri, I would have given up six months of my life to campaign for him. I would have done anything to help him."
I'm sure many people feel like that. Let me ask you today: Is anyone excited about the possibility of a third Bush administration?
Try not to put your own personal problems in to your posts otherwise your husband may want to pull your feeding tube.
"I expect the leaders that we elect to follow laws that is on the books. Laws may not be correct or good, but no politician is above the law.. Republican or Democrat."
AMEN
People also ignore the fact that Janet Reno had already demonstrated that she had no qualms about killing Americans (Waco), so she sure wouldn't have cared if her storm-trooper tactics had ended up killing people. And if Elian's family or any of the others down there had resisted, they would certainly have been treated with no mercy.
Keyboard cowboy anonymously calling a poster "spineless". Oh the irony.
If GW ha so much repect for the law, why is he allowing millions of illegal to entry the country? Our leaders enforce the law when they want, ignore when they want and violate when it suits them.
Ya think? You mean over and over and over and over and over and trying to incite a riot?
churchillbluff is in his prime, doing what he does best -- trashing the Bushes, when he's not trashing the military.
If you're going to overthrow the king, you have to succeed or else you're dead. Greer is the king and Jeb is politically dead.
Oh, it's the usual suspects. Don't worry. Do a find in forum for any of them. You'll have Bush hatred no matter what the subject.
And FYI...no governor is in charge of the police in his state and can NOT order them to do anything.
Then yes. I YES I do want just that.
Not even "Enzyte" can save Jeb now...
This is significant; what's happening to Terri could be happening to hundreds of patients a day, and the courts know this and reel from the thought that these rise up to clog the courts and inflame the sensibilities of those of us who are pro-life. Therefore, mum's the word and all the hand-washing being done by the courts makes sense. Greer just happens to the lightning rod and designated tube puller for this go-round.
Terri is one of a few that became a high-profile case, which is a battle between those that made her a poster girl for "The Right to Die" movement and those who would rather err on the side of life.
I assume you will be supporting a democrat in the next election. They are so good at law enforcement, you know.
Never mind all that!
Damn,sounds like a song! :)
These people aren't Republicans OR conservatives.
Bump!
How many GWB impeachment posts have I missed from the peanut gallery? This is just plain stupid. I have seen more hate directed at the Bush's than Michael, go figure.
I'm not yet convinced of that. It depends on the Republican candidate.
The Republicans will lose about 5%-8% of the Conservative Christian vote as the result of letting Terri be murdered.
Gee, it's a good think that abortions don't count.
Also, Jeb will lose Florida to a Democrat. This means Florida will go to Hillary. Case closed. Plus, you see a "moderate" run in the republican camp, which will make a lot of Bush's voters stay home.
If conservatives don't vote then felons will and Democrats win. Treason has many colors.
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