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Fred Barnes: Bush Hadta Have CAFTA (The lame duck wins again)
The Weekly Standard ^ | August 8, 2005 | Fred Barnes

Posted on 07/30/2005 6:49:32 PM PDT by RWR8189

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1 posted on 07/30/2005 6:49:35 PM PDT by RWR8189
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To: darkwing104

DarkWing,

Have you been coaching Fred again?


2 posted on 07/30/2005 6:52:26 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: RWR8189

Optimism. It rocks.


3 posted on 07/30/2005 6:55:04 PM PDT by somemoreequalthanothers
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To: RWR8189

One thing I don't think we'll hear about from the MSM is articles about Bush trying to "create" a legacy. His legacy will write itself.


4 posted on 07/30/2005 6:57:36 PM PDT by neodad (I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way)
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To: RWR8189

George Jr. is smart.


5 posted on 07/30/2005 6:58:45 PM PDT by JmyBryan
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To: RWR8189
Fidel Castro and his acolyte, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, are desperately trying to undermine the democratically elected and mostly pro-American governments of Central America. They would like to see the Marxist Sandinistas regain power in Nicaragua, for instance, and Chávez is pumping money from his country's oil wealth into that project...

This is very interesting. I had no idea that Uncle Fidel is still trying to export the Revolucion. Of course the media never reports this. What are we doing to undermine Chavez, I wonder? I hope we're doing something.

6 posted on 07/30/2005 7:01:57 PM PDT by Zack Nguyen
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CAFTA is not a political win for our party - all you need to do is look at the posts here, a decent percentage of republicans are against it. and certainly no Dems are coming over to the other side over CAFTA.

what the Bush SS "reform" going to be - removing the earnings cap limit, and raising the retirement age?


7 posted on 07/30/2005 7:02:06 PM PDT by oceanview
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his legacy is, in part, defined by who wins the presidency in 2008. If Hillary wins, Bush 43 I am sorry to say, will fall a very long way down the charts.


8 posted on 07/30/2005 7:03:51 PM PDT by oceanview
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With John Roberts as his nominee, the president is on his way to transforming the Supreme Court into the conservative body that Republicans have dreamed about for decades.

We hope so...:)

9 posted on 07/30/2005 7:04:15 PM PDT by Zack Nguyen
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To: RWR8189

Wow, too bad GW wasn't working this hard on securing our borders!!!


10 posted on 07/30/2005 7:04:54 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (islamofascism, like socialism must be eradicated from the face of this earth)
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To: oceanview
...I am sorry to say...

You don't seem to be.

11 posted on 07/30/2005 7:04:55 PM PDT by Prince Caspian (Don't ask if it's risky... Ask if the reward is worth the risk)
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To: oceanview
Think about what is said here.
12 posted on 07/30/2005 7:07:34 PM PDT by Neenah
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Wow, too bad GW wasn't working this hard on securing our borders!!!

You appear to have contracted the Joe Hadenuf disease.


13 posted on 07/30/2005 7:07:48 PM PDT by rdb3 (You'd PAY to know what you REALLY think.)
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Instead, Bush is revived and ready to take another shot at overhauling Social Security, plus take up tax reform.

Tax reform yes, Social Security no. The administration can't win on SS. It is a waste of political capital to continue that fight (in fact a mistake to begin it at all, but no one's perfect). Tax reform and other growth oriented policies can win. Bush should concentrate on that and the war.

14 posted on 07/30/2005 7:09:02 PM PDT by edsheppa
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That old gas bag is still around? Amazing.


15 posted on 07/30/2005 7:09:16 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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But but but her thighness just spoke at Aspen and said the economy was in a shambles.


16 posted on 07/30/2005 7:09:54 PM PDT by OldFriend (MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
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Keep marching lockstep, rdb3.

At least I have principles over party. America first.....


17 posted on 07/30/2005 7:10:17 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (islamofascism, like socialism must be eradicated from the face of this earth)
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To: RWR8189

More ... what the administration *should* do on Social Security is to start laying the ground work for the blame to fall on the Dems when the revenue starts falling short.


18 posted on 07/30/2005 7:10:56 PM PDT by edsheppa
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To: oceanview
CAFTA is not a political win for our party - all you need to do is look at the posts here, a decent percentage of republicans are against it. and certainly no Dems are coming over to the other side over CAFTA

FR's Ms. Sunshine chimes in. It was a small minority that were against it, but they were very loud and combed every inch of the interent to find anti-CAFTA articles, a lot from leftist websites.

It's a win for Bush and that is what has you upset.

19 posted on 07/30/2005 7:11:18 PM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Prince Caspian

indeed I am. "Bush fatigue" is going to be a big issue in 2008, even though he himself is not running. if the american people don't have a positive view of his presidency in 2008, it will accrue to Hillary's benefit.

no matter what people think here, the conservative base alone cannot elect a republican president. what the "other people" think, not the Dems mind you but moderates and even republican leaning voters who are not as plugged into issues as we are here, is very important. those people vote too.


20 posted on 07/30/2005 7:11:39 PM PDT by oceanview
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