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?
>:-[
The GOP has shown itself to be worthless
Well when you reach you destination called perfect political world how about sending me a post card.
I believe I will waiting by the mailbox for a very long time.
Finally. 17 posts before a hint of sanity.
Ireland is 100% right.
The other posts prove the FR is not what it used to be -- a place where liberty and principle were recognized and appreciated by posters.
And why the hell not? When is he going to start? After he is out of office? We gave him the majorities that he asked for and squandered them.
The writer is exactly right.
You lasted a bit longer than I. I had to stop kidding myself about the GOP and face reality.
I'll be leaving you guys to grumble amoung yourselves now. Have a nice evening.
"When is he going to start?"
I don't KNOW and I'm really ticked about it myself, hence the bold font in that or a prior post. Bush should be using the bully pulpit and campaigning state-to-state nonstop, rallies, kicking BUTT out there.
I mostly *do* agree with you and the original post on the thread! But Bush has done a great job in SOME areas, that was the point I didn't make very well earlier on. But he is far too low-key.
Well I was not a happy camper in the GOP but stayed loyal and only vented here at FR, no more, next election many many people are going to hear about the worthless, spinless, globalist, sellout GOP. The GOP is finished.
G'Nite, 'Ma.
(Hey! Is this a FReepathon?)
Like showmemom said I'll leave and let you guys have your pity party.
Congratulation Leapfrog. You guaranteed that you will be a bitter man from now until you leave this world.
There are few conservatives left in the GOP. The rest of them, the RINOs, have turned their backs on America and might as well join the Dems, there's no difference.
Who was it that said the further you go to the right, the closer you get to the left?
Ya better believe it! :-) I can take it! I am [was] a Republican!hehe!
I still am. I'll continue to do all I can to keep the DemoKrauts out of power. :)
... one less.. May 24, 2005.
(I had to sleep on it.)
Yeah right...
Bob Ireland
Since Nov 29, 1997
Be careful, I can't read remember? LOL!
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