Bush's unpleasant surprise

Townhall ^ | 10/06/05 | Robert Novak

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Rest assured, there were many of those.

Unfortunately, President Bush seems to have an allergic reaction to Democratic opposition.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

*snicker*

I'm sold!

Why do I get the distinct impression that this is akin to what embracing Scientology feels like?

[Hugin]

Stop the Miers nomination. Withdraw it, GW.

Talk about being childish. That's not going to happen. Barring some revelation of incompetence or corruption the president's nominiee will be confirmed overwhelmingly. Even if you threaten to hold your breath until he withdraws her name.

[Howlin]

You've really come into your prime with all your Bush bashing these last few days.

You seem to be really enjoying it.

And, yes, you can make that FOUR.

[Howlin]

Let's not much up the drama queens fun with pesky facts, okay?

[Howlin]

The conservative Republican base had tolerated George W. Bush's...

Interesting choice of words there, isn't it? Tolerated.

Some people might think that they've only "tolerated" him all these years, that he wasn't and would not have been their choice for president.

Oh, wait, that's right, isn't it? These "real, true" conservatives never wanted Bush as GOP nominee in the first place, did they?

Now that I've remembered that, I'm sitting here why I should give a big damn what they think about Bush and Bush's nominees anyway.

[onyx]

This post sums up the ones here who claim Bush has let them down --- (received in FR mail) and the explanation was written by a BRILLIANT poster who shall remain anonymous.

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"It doesn't matter at this point if she ends up voting more conservative than Scalia. The damage has already been done. Bush has played into the hands of his critics by nominating a close friend who wasn't exactly first in her class."

811 posted on 10/04/2005 9:51:05 AM PDT by XXXXXXXX (name removed so as to not embarrass the poster)

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That, in a nutshell, is a perfect example of how the fringe operates. They can NEVER be satisfied. Their argument today, in one form or another, is that it no longer matters whether or not Miers is conservative. The long-term impact of changing the balance on the court doesn't matter. What matters is that is the highly temporary public relations battle. Or, as some are putting it, the chance to do battle with the Dems in the senate.

You see, the fight is what matters to them. Nothing more. Nothing less. They live their lives in a perpetual battle over things large, small, and immaterial. The battle is all. The outcome matters not a whit.

[Howlin]

This has always been one of MY personal favorites:

To: u-89

Rockwell, and his band of self-professed true patriots, are a gaggle of silly long winded arrogant know-nothings. The problem with this tiny cirle-jerk, is that THEY believe THEY have the TRUE compass, and wish to DEFINE all and everything under the sun by their divine revelations.....Conservative can come in more than one shade, and 99.9% of conservatives are NOT going to let these goofy dipsticks define them...and they will not allow them to create a Hilter BROWNSHIRT "Committe To Determine Who Is Really Conservative".

45 posted on 03/25/2003 3:01:52 PM EST by Impeach the Boy

[Impeach the Boy]

Rockwell, and his band of self-professed true patriots, are a gaggle of silly long winded arrogant know-nothings. The problem with this tiny cirle-jerk, is that THEY believe THEY have the TRUE compass, and wish to DEFINE all and everything under the sun by their divine revelations.....Conservative can come in more than one shade, and 99.9% of conservatives are NOT going to let these goofy dipsticks define them...and they will not allow them to create a Hilter BROWNSHIRT "Committe To Determine Who Is Really Conservative".

[thegreatbeast]

I always thought that a presidential candidate would possess a short list of people that he or she would want to put on our highest court. Miers may or may not have been on Bush's list but, sure as sh*t, the president could have made some effort in presenting Miers to the world at large. It is the President's responsibility that Miers comes on the scene as a complete unknown. There is much that he could have done to make Miers a known and respected personality.

[onyx]

LOL! I like that too.

This "base" business is so damn tiresome and false.

WE are the base. The ones who support him and trust his judgement.

[Howlin]

The "base" doesn't use thier vote as blackmail.

[BigSkyFreeper]

This is the thanks we all get for working our arses off.

I've been working my ass off since 1988 when I registered to vote at the age of 18. Even if that meant voting for GHWB and Bob Dole. Did I feel betrayed? No, and I didn't go around with a defeatist attitude written all over my face. You don't win battles by not showing up at the ballot box, and you don't win battles by betraying your own grassroots army which comprises the base.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Most importantly, you don't turn your guns on your fellow base members or your own leader because you feel defeatist and betrayed.

[BigSkyFreeper]

"What matters is that is the highly temporary public relations battle. Or, as some are putting it, the chance to do battle with the Dems in the senate." I can think of bigger battles to wage with the left, this is not one of them. This nominee is turning out to be a rope-a-dope on the left.

[Southack]

"And you should be embarrassed to have put anything suggesting this President is anything other than Ted Kennedy when it comes to immigration and the borders."

Oh please. What do you know about our borders that didn't come from supermarket tabloids?

I just spent 9 days along the U.S. - Mexico border, including 2 days around Playa de Tijuana and Tijuana itself. Unlike what you'd see 5 years ago, you don't see hordes of illegals running and swimming across the border. You *do* see U.S. border patrols, U.S. Coast Guard ship patrols, helicopter patrols, and a big steel fence that GWB built after 9/11.

Now granted, this increased border security probably isn't perfect, but it irritates me that people are claiming that we've "done nothing" or that our borders are still "wide open" and other such nonsense.

Yes, there are remote desert areas where environmental groups have successfully sued the Bush Administration in order to slow the construction of the steel fence. Yes, those remote areas *are* passable on foot (but you'd better bring a bunch of water and be prepared to hike for miles) for now. So clearly more needs to be done.

But we also have to give credit where it is due, and there has been substantial progress on border security in the last 4 years, contrary to the people who keep writing articles based on pre-9/11 information.

Once easy, Illegal Immigration Now Risky:President Bush Builds 12 ft Tall Steel Fence Along Mexican Border From The Pacific Into Arizona, Plus Around Major Populated Areas In Arizona and Texas

Illegals Deported By The Planeload Now

[Mo1]

Gee .. I don't even know where to start with this article .. except to ask, do these reporters ever watch the news before they type an article??

Though, yes .. one reason I voted for the President was the Judges .. but it was NOT the only reason why I voted for him

There were many reasons .. the important one being ... I Trust Him!

As for the spending??

Have these reporters ever watched what happens on the Senate Floor with regard to spending and all the Amendments that are tacked onto important legislation Bills??

They do this for a reason because they know the President won't veto a Military Bill

As for Harriet Miers ... we shall see at the hearing what kind of Judge she could be

Call me crazy .. But I normally like to hear what a person says before I throw them under the bus or not

Oh and that comment from Reid about Gore?

It's taken out of context .. Reid didn't just mention it ... a reporter asked him what he thought about that news

[Southack]

"Yeah he was good when he needed us to give him the ability to go to war and get re-elected. Now he doesn't need us and he is crapping on us..."

Can you link to a single post of yours that was **ever** complimentary of President Bush (just so that I can sleep at night knowing that you aren't some DU troll in "conservative" drag)?

[Howlin]

Can you link to a single post of yours that was **ever** complimentary of President Bush

No. It's too busy posting that Harriet Miers shouldn't be ruling on family life matters because she's never been married or had any children.

[HapaxLegamenon]

Novak's wrong. Originalist who will look to the Constitution and not international law, that's what we fought for. Not "conservatives" to send the court "rightward."

Frankly, compared with the present court, an Originalist who will look to the constitution and not international law would be a conservative that would send the court rightward.

[Mo1]

That, in a nutshell, is a perfect example of how the fringe operates. They can NEVER be satisfied. Their argument today, in one form or another, is that it no longer matters whether or not Miers is conservative. The long-term impact of changing the balance on the court doesn't matter. What matters is that is the highly temporary public relations battle. Or, as some are putting it, the chance to do battle with the Dems in the senate.

You nailed that one!