Posted on 10/01/2005 5:58:37 PM PDT by Kaslin
Bush is a man of deep Faith in God as was Lincoln. That is all that is necessary to know.
It would no doubt have a substantial effect on federal bureaucracies, and those who make their living from them.
I am very happy President Bush is in the White House right now. Think what this country would be like with an Al Gore or a John Kerry at the helm. That is one scary thought.
That said, I would be even happier with President Bush and the Republicans if they would be more vocal in support of the Second Amendment. I get the sneaking feeling that some of the president's advisors think they have the firearms rights vote locked up.
During the 1992 presidential election campaign the usually astute (now deceased) Lee Atwater is alleged to have advised President Bush 41 not to actively seek the vote of gun owners. "Where else do they have to go?" Atwater supposedly said. In November those words came back to haunt the Republicans.
Bottom line: Firearms ownership and membership in gun rights organizations is on the upswing. It would not pay to alienate that block of voters.
1. Bush caused Katrina and Rita
2. Bush is a racist.
3.Bush is the cause of 9/11.
4.Bush needs to spend more money on social programs.
5.Bush bombed the levees in New Orleans.
6.Bush is the cause of global warming.
7.Bush gives unlimited gratuities to his pals at Halliburton and does not care if American soldiers are killed.
8. Bush is a fascist.
9. Bush went to war for oil
10.Bush wants a religious theocracy to rule America.
Now, I could go on and on. But the point is, they have lied and lied about him. Why would he seek or procure their council regarding a supreme court pick? They are going to meet out hell for him for the next 3 years no matter what he does. He cares about his legacy, and he cares about the direction of America. I think he will go conservative on all 4 of his supreme court picks.
The most powerful thing that Bush can do for gun owners is to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will vote to hear Second Amendment cases and vote to restore the Second Amendment, applying it to the states as an immunity granted to every citizen of the United States.
As far as I can tell, he is doing that. His judicial appointments and the candidates near the top of the list that is under consideration appear to be people who can read the plain english of the Bill of Rights.
If Bush had signed a renewal of the "Assault Weapons Ban" he would not have received my vote. Since I am in Kalifornia, withholding my vote would have cost him little. But the votes of similarly minded people in some of the red states could have proved critical.
Anyone who thinks we do not have diversity on this website simply needs to look at the above comment.
Prayers for our President!
You are 1000% correct.
With all due respect, Mr. Limbaugh, he's had five years to come to that realization. It's not going to happen in the next three.
Pinging.
>>> What policy has been enacted that makes the borders more lax? <<<
I believe the policy is called "shirking", which is defined as evading the performance of a duty or an obligation. It is the duty of the President to enforce the laws of the United States, and the President had the policy of selectively enforcing them.
>>>Bush is a man of deep Faith in God as was Lincoln<<<
Bush also called Islam a religion of peace, which is a lie.
What was he supposed to do? Declare war on all Muslims? That would have been playing right into OBL's filthy hands. OBL wants an all-out war between Islam and the rest of the world and rhetoric condemning all Muslims or even Islam in general would have likely sealed that outcome.
That having been said, Islam is still a rotten faith in general. Not all Muslims are rotten, but "religion of peace" is one of the worst descriptors I've ever heard of it.
>>>Declare war on all Muslims?<<<
Now or later, it must be done.
I agree that President Bush appointing conservatives to serve on the Supreme Court is a step in the right (pardon the pun) direction. I would wish for just a little more vocality from him and the other Republicans on gun rights. If I remember correctly, Ronald Reagan was the last sitting president to address the NRA convention. Tom DeLay is the only politician in recent memory who has dared to stand alongside the NRA leadership at the convention.
Yes, President Bush is much to be preferred to someone like Algore or Frankenkerry. I hope he nominates someone this week to the right of Chief Justice Roberts. If he does, I will breathe just a little easier about our gun rights.
Honestly, at this point, even THAT wouldn't do it.
It's personal with them. They know he is dumb...but he keeps beating them.
I'm not defending the religion of peace crap. I am saying that the kind of rhetoric that some people want to hear from our President is going to turn the lukewarm or positive Muslims (Before you start in on that comment, I mean like the ones we just liberated in Iraq) against the United States. AQ's membership will go up if there's a sense that it's the US vs. Islam and more of our soldiers will die.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.