Posted on 05/05/2005 9:13:01 AM PDT by metalmanx2j
Thank you for that insightful post.
Have faith. Bush is a poker player - and must have a long term strategy. Chinese wages average $2 per loaded hour. Ours average about $26. How're we supposed to compete with those stats?! Where're we going to get third world workers to work for those wages? Helloooooo Mexico. A vast unlimited supply. Once the nation is flooded with illegals working at $6 an hour - US companies can be enticed to return to employ not only illegals, but also homegrown Americans - whose wages will have equalized with global averages - so we can compete with all the outsourcers and indigenous companies producing in Asia and Latin America.
It's the only thing I can think of to explain his immigration policy. Kind of makes sense from an Olympian perspective, once the slo-mo train wreck is over and done with. Maybe Bush does have the right plan, after all. Flame away from both sides...
Ah, I see - illegal immigration just ain't a big deal. Nor is spending.
We need bona-fide GOP nominated judges on the bench. Like Sanda Day O'Connor. And David Souter. Yep, that'll really turn around that renegade judiciary.
Actually, yes. It's only been in the last 5 years or so that I've begun to truly dislike Carter. I even gave Bill Clinton the benefit of the doubt for the first year of his Presidency.
We are never going to agree with everything a President does - no matter who he is or what party he belongs to. There are things I have criticized Bush for, and there are things he's done that I've been pleased as punch about. With Bush it is more often the latter. With Clinton, it was more often the former.
So, because of 9/11 conservatives should now support the trashing of the 1st Amend with CFR, massive growth in government entitlement spending that will cost TRILLIONS of dollars over the next couple decades, massive expansion of the federal governments role in and control of education, open borders, and far more things that if a democrat was President conservatives would be ravines in their criticism about?
Haha! You have to be the funniest troll I've seen in a while. Congrats. :-)
Hmmm... I'll have to do the search again, without the filter on.
My point is, just because judges are GOP-nominated, it doesn't mean they will swing the tide. So we can't count on judicial nominations to end the rot - it needs to be addressed in all three branches of government.
Conservatives shouldn't stay home on election day. They need to go out and vote for people who will uphold their values.
They need to get involved now and make sure there is a party that puts conservative candidates on the ballot who will our defend sovereignty and stop over taxing and over spending in our government.
The toad comment is definitely one of the stranger flames I've seen on FR. *LOL*
Maybe if it was a horny toad...
I don't disagree with you. My point is, if the pigs in congress are squealin', we must be stickin' 'em where it hurts!
The issues of sound money management and political borders are not centrist, liberal, conservative or radical concepts. Management of money and protection of borders are matters essential to the success of all governments, irrespective of philosophy. ;-)
excellent summary
Our criticisms of Bush on domestic policies have no relation to supporting the troops. That is a red herring argument. Criticism is healthy. And NO. everything didn't change since 9/11. The biggest change was that we took the fight to the enemy.
As a strong backer of George Bush in 2000 and 2004, I never gave "unqualified" support. And few in the ranks of conservatives did either. The issue is: in the political struggle for the future of America, what is to be done? I would argue that we criticize the policies we don't like, but within the general stance of support for the President. (This I did in Bush's first term, and continue now, especially with regards border soverignty.) Beyond that, George W. Bush isn't going to be elected again. So begin to work for candidates who more nearly support your values and interests.
Maybe. I would like to see documentation. What would be telling is a drop in contributions to the RNC or the RNSC.
good points. What many don't realize is that while we may criticize Bush on domestic policies, we are keenly aware that electing somewhat like Kerry would be disastrous beyond words. We do indeed need to pick leaders that truly believe in reduced government spending.
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