Posted on 05/25/2005 12:12:22 PM PDT by Bob Ireland
President George Bush has not distinguished himself by fighting for his judicial nominees. Indeed, the way he treated Miguel Estrada, he is arguably worse than the Democrats in the Senate.
Now seven Senators have made a deal to run the Senate, and they claim that it would be best for the President to get in his Presidential Yugo and drive down to the Senate Building carrying his hat in his hand to get his judicial nominees pre-approved.
If President George Bush accedes to this power grab, he will go down as the worst President in history.
The United States Senate gave up its legislative power to the federal courts; now the Senate proposes to usurp Presidential powers. Where is our Constitutional Republic in all this?
Previous Presidents have called Senators over to the White House and 'jawboned' them with political goodies to get them to support their agenda. George Bush, instead, called Ted Kennedy over to the White House and allowed him to write the Education Bill. Kennedy responded by saying that Bush had woefully underfunded education, and iced it by calling the President a murderer and a war criminal. Bush does not jawbone Olympia Snowe or Lincoln Chaffee; instead, he closes military bases in Trent Lott's Senatorial District.
It is impossible to be a Republican today because as a voter you send representatives to Washington who BETRAY you repeatedly. Even when the majority of the country votes for Republicans and traditional values, 'Republicans' tell us that it is important to let the minority rule the country, and traditional values are trashed.
I AM NOT A REPUBLICAN
Well, I used to be a Republican. I have been betrayed so many times I have lost count. The Republican Party of Florida re-districted me out of the Congressional District in West Orlando [where I live] and placed me in WEST JACKSONVILLE - nearly 100 miles away. There are three Congressional Districts in West Orlando, but I am assigned to West Jacksonville... a district so gerrymandered that some portions are only as wide as the center line in the middle of the highway.
There is no good reason for me to be a Republican; there is no good reason for me to vote any longer. All my votes, all my campaigning for traditional values, all my fighting against the Democratic oligarchy siezing power in this country has resulted in my own people disenfranchising me by gerrymandering me out of representation in Washington [Well, true, I have Bill Nelson... I remember Bill Nelson: about 1983 he said on local radio that Christians should not be allowed to vote since they are incapable of thinking for themselves, that they must be told how to think.]
Yep - that is what all my voting for 40 years has netted me.
If I voted for Joseph Stalin, at least I would get exactly what I expected. At least if the Democraps win, we know they will finalize the overthrow of the Constitution and set up their socialist tyrannical dictatorship. If that does not motivate Americans to do what is necessary to re-establish freedom, then what have I been fighting for anyway?
>:-[
I'm addicted to shoes and shopping.
hehe! :)
One day longer than me.
I agree...but those are current expectation of our society. But we must change those expectations from the bottom up, not the top down or we'll be no better than they are and our "wins" will be incredibly fragile.
How come I don't feel good?
Oh, that's harsh.
People are striking out because the truth hurts.
I know it bugs the ____ out of me. We had a chance here to vote a great guy into the senate, Herman Cain, but nooo-ooo-ooo. Let's go with the 30 year political career hack, "he knows how to work in DC". Maybe we need more that don't play the games there.
I'm on my county steering committee, and one of our members actually said smoking should be made illegal. Meanwhile, the dem run county commission is grabbing power left and right. Makes me want to throw my hands up when it goes all the way to the grassroots.
That's gonna be a while then. ;)
"GEORGE BUSH MAY GO DOWN AS THE WORST PREZ IN HISTORY"
Liberals do seem to write the history books, don't they.
IMO...Partly because we just had an ugly defeat that we dealt ourselves, partly because we are impatient and partly because IT IS MUCH HARDER TO BE IN CHARGE! Back benching is so much easier. We can always be right without it being tested in any significant way.
Of course we need to clean up the party, that has been proven. your statement I hope, is just out of frustration of those few.
My error if I implied that.
My main point in posting is to take my hats off to you by publishing a thread that makes people ponder and reflect.
And as I said, some of the things Bush has done (like fiscal social spending) has been THE WORST of any president--that is factual and documented through the OMB and historical budget tables.
Read your own headline, dude
Who wrote this dribble? This is nothing more than hyperbole from the far left. The withdrawals from not being in power must be getting worse or was this Pat Buchanan under a surname? I will discuss and debate with anyone on any given subject but this is totally ridiculous!
Thanks
Congratulations ~ we're all addicted to something ~ most are addicted to being right and looking good. :)
About as likely as the Green party knocking out the Democrats. Next to zero.
Spiff, this is Biff
Don't let this little tiff
Turn into a big riff!
Ireland is right, I am sick of voting for Republicans and getting moderate Dems instead. It seems the only thing dubya is standing ground on is terrorism and illegal immigration.
Ya better believe it! :-) I can take it! I am [was] a Republican!
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