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Bush is bankrupting the conservative movement
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| 08.22.05
| Matthew Stinson
Posted on 08/24/2005 1:15:06 AM PDT by Dr. Marten
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To: Dr. Marten
JMO, this guy like to hear himself write.
Take for example abortion, a partial birth abortion has been signed, much more than President Reagan signed.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:27:00 AM PDT
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: Dr. Marten
To: Dr. Marten
Fiscal conservatism is long-dead. This guy needs to wake to the obvious truth.
To: Crackingham
Fiscal conservatism is long-dead. This guy needs to wake to the obvious truth Also he sounds like cindy sheehan and michael moore about Iraq.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:31:21 AM PDT
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: Dr. Marten
Bainbridge makes some excellent points and raises good questions.
So, Republicans, how's that "limited government" thingie you promised us coming along, anyway? Hmmmmmmmmmm? What's your excuse now - the lack of a 100-seat Senate majority? You haven't even knocked off PBS, NEA, Welfare Farmer subsidies or "road" pork.
And I'm certainly not going to kneel before any professional politician who's willing to assault the First Amendment or dump more trillion-dollar boondoggles onto our backs.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:32:43 AM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Hank Rearden
" . . . the lack of a 100-seat Senate majority?"
??
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:39:24 AM PDT
by
leadpenny
To: Dane
JMO, this guy like to hear himself write.
Take for example abortion, a partial birth abortion has been signed, much more than President Reagan signed.
Actually, I like to read his writing. I think he has his head on straight. Just because one is a conservative, doesn't mean they have to agree with everything Bush says and does.
It's funny how Bush likens himself to Ronald Reagan when Bush's idea of conservatism seems to be moving in the opposite direction.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:39:54 AM PDT
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Dr. Marten
((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
To: Dane
Also he sounds like cindy sheehan and michael moore about Iraq.
Ah yes, disagree with or criticize the President where criticism is due and the ad hominem attacks start flying....
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:42:08 AM PDT
by
Dr. Marten
((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
To: Dr. Marten
Actually, I like to read his writing. I think he has his head on straight. Just because one is a conservative, doesn't mean they have to agree with everything Bush says and does. It's funny how Bush likens himself to Ronald Reagan when Bush's idea of conservatism seems to be moving in the opposite direction.
And this guy likens himself to cindy sheehan and michael moore, IMO.
Oh BTW, can you show me where Ronald Reagan signed a partial birth abortion ban or where Bush has signed complete amnesty for illegal aliens as Ronald Reagan did.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:43:06 AM PDT
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: Dr. Marten
Ah yes, disagree with or criticize the President where criticism is due and the ad hominem attacks start flying... What ad hominem attacks?
The guy sounds like cindy sheehan.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:44:31 AM PDT
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: leadpenny
Well, no matter how big their majority in the Senate, Republiweenies always whine that it isn't big enough to get anything done and so they simply must go along with all the Big Stupid Government BS that comes down the pike.
And of course, Bush Jr. is too spineless or unwilling to veto anything. So the cancerous growth of Big Stupid Government continues apace.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:48:21 AM PDT
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Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Dane
And this guy likens himself to cindy sheehan and michael moore, IMO.
Well, your opinion isn't worth much when you have to result to childish personal attacks. I dare you to take your lickspittle comments to his blog...unless of course you're afraid to defend your ridiculous remarks...
Oh BTW, can you show me where Ronald Reagan signed a partial birth abortion ban or where Bush has signed complete amnesty for illegal aliens as Ronald Reagan did.
Is that all you've got? Can you show me what Bush has done to fight illegal immigration? Didn't think so. In fact, Bush was pushing for an amnesty of sorts before 9/11.
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posted on
08/24/2005 1:51:15 AM PDT
by
Dr. Marten
((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
To: Hank Rearden
"And I'm certainly not going to kneel before any professional politician who's willing to assault the First Amendment or dump more trillion-dollar boondoggles onto our backs." You should add Kelo & Raisch decisions into the mix of reasons to continue standing upright.
To: Hank Rearden
Thanks. I wasn't taking a position on your comment or the article. In fact, I love these kinds of discussions. The "100" thing just made me curious. A 60-seat anti-filibuster Senate (plus a few to counter the RINOs) would be ideal, imo.
To: Dr. Marten
Another psudo-conservative with an obviously limited knowledge of history...sad.
To: Dr. Marten
When you look at the world through the AP prism, you get a distorted picture at best. You would think a 'law professor' would know that. His post is a little addled, and his reasoning shows little more than what you read in the everyday Cindy Sheehan press release, er .. ah sorry, AP wire report, about Iraq. I think he probably needs to get out and about more often. A law school perch surly can't help with your world view.
I know a few lawyers, friends, but they sure don't know which end is up. I definitely wouldn't consult them on a war strategy.
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posted on
08/24/2005 2:06:55 AM PDT
by
Tarpon
To: Dr. Marten
Idealist thinking never works in a fallen world. Now if he started preaching the Kingdom of God, he could never overstate how good everything will be.
To: JABBERBONK
"Another psudo-conservative with an obviously limited knowledge of history...sad"
Did you mean "pseudo"?
What I find to be even more sad are the slurs and ad hominem attacks in place of a formulated argument. I have yet to see anyone counter his assertions.
...I guess that would be expecting too much when it's much easier to throw out slurs than original thought..
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posted on
08/24/2005 2:23:03 AM PDT
by
Dr. Marten
((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
To: Dr. Marten; Crackingham; Dane; Black Tooth; Hank Rearden
Stinson makes some reasonable statements, but his criticism of the war with Iraq is over the top.
Our hand was pretty much forced there, given the ceasefire agreement Saddam had made, and his violations of that ceasefire.
Plus, everyone thought Saddam had WMD's, and he was in fact working on getting them. In addition, Saddam was hosting a number of well known terrorists and their organizations.
If anything, Bush should have made a stronger case about Saddam's terrorism ties and the WMD's less of an issue.
However, Pres. Bush has proved he is not a fiscal conservative. He has never vetoed a spending package, not even once.
As to abortion, the President has in fact help protect the unborn, by signing the ban on partial birth abortion.
However, last year the President also signed H.R. 4818, which authorized 288 million for family planning projects, (Title X funding) which also fully funded Planned Parenthood.
I'd say Bush has done well in some areas, and poorly in others. He definitely has done well in the WOT, that can't be denied. Establishing a democracy in the heart of Islamofacsist dictatorships? ...No small feat there. Quite comparable to Ronald Reagan bringing down the Berlin wall.
His biggest failures?
Lack of any kind of coherent immigration policy and any serious IRS/ progressive income tax reform...
-Regarding the IRS, and income tax reform, both Bush and the Republicans have done virtually nothing to revamp our overly complex tax system or defang the IRS.
Meanwhile, the well thought out Fair Tax has been waiting in the wings. It would bring both foreign and domestic investment back to the U.S, and it would also eliminate some incentive for hiring illegal aliens under the table.
His Presidency like most, is a mixed bag.
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posted on
08/24/2005 2:47:28 AM PDT
by
FBD
("...the border is a dangerous place..."~DHS Sec. Michael Chertoff House Testimony)
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