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How Bush can save Bush (Peggy Noonan)
wsj ^ | OCtober 20, 2005 | PEggy Noonan

Posted on 10/19/2005 9:49:50 PM PDT by freedomdefender

In 1986, George W. Bush reached a crisis point in his life and changed what wasn't working. He dug deep and got serious. He got humble. He questioned himself. He can do it again, and should.

(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush43; noonan
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To: al_again
His past 'conservative sins' would have been completely overlooked if he would have delivered on any of this.

Sins to you. Not to everybody.

And, FGS, it's just ten months since the new terms started. How about not acting like he's dead for a few more months.

It's easy to sit back and throw out complete falsehoods

So I see.

...at those of us who are interested in promoting a cause rather than a team!

You need to understand something; in this party MAJORITY rules; and the majority in this party support President Bush.

101 posted on 10/19/2005 11:19:03 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: rock58seg
Not if I can help get It changed!

Her hearing start November 7th.

Live with it.

102 posted on 10/19/2005 11:20:16 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
Louis's truth will set him Freeh.

Okay, bad pun! :-)

103 posted on 10/19/2005 11:20:31 PM PDT by Vision Thing
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To: Maynerd
This entire nomination is a category 5 cluster.

Piffle. Nonsense. This time next year it'll be less interesting than old weather reports. :-)

104 posted on 10/19/2005 11:20:55 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 900 knives and counting!)
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To: Howlin

O/T: I saw an interesting graphic on WRAL tonight concerning Wilma; she went right over you. :-(


105 posted on 10/19/2005 11:21:02 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: al_again
What percentage of senior citizens had ANY problems getting the prescription drugs they needed? It was well under 5% -

Link, please.

106 posted on 10/19/2005 11:21:54 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: al_again
His past 'conservative sins' would have been completely overlooked if he would have delivered on any of this. What happened to social security reform? Have you seen the recommendations for revamping the tax-code? If not, in a nutshell, a tax hike has been billed as tax-code reform!

Where have you been this past year? We are in a war on terror, we are fighting the Iranians and the North Koreans who are in a race to get nukes, is rebuilding an entire middle eastern country in order to make sure this country remains safe, we have just suffered the largest natural disaster this country has ever seen, wiping out an area of the country bigger then the entire British Isles, he has just gone through one USSC nomination and is now having to fight his own party to get another one confirmed, and has 7 "republican" senators in open revolt. Add to that a Texas democrat prosecutor who has just indicted his majority leader on false charges and another one who is trying to pin something on his right hand man. Other than that, I guess you can say he's done nothing.

107 posted on 10/19/2005 11:22:13 PM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
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To: Vision Thing

I have a feeling he's like to knock the crap out of Bill Clinton.

I'd pay to see that.


108 posted on 10/19/2005 11:22:30 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: A Citizen Reporter

Yeah, me, too. I kept going to sleep with it on my face!


109 posted on 10/19/2005 11:23:06 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Maynerd
This entire nomination is a category 5 cluster. Bush started this fiasco and it looks like he'll ride hurricane Harriet to conservative landfall. What a waste.

Something tells me that after the hurricane is finished, you and your anti-GOP, anti-Miers, anti-Bush brethren will not be rescue workers, but looters.

110 posted on 10/19/2005 11:23:33 PM PDT by Vision Thing
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To: A Citizen Reporter
I never claimed that things were good when Clinton was President. I am highlighting what happened once Bush became president and Republicans started strong-arming votes through that advanced the liberal agenda much more effectively than Clinton ever did.

Clinton has one of the most corrupt administrations in US history and it definitely was not good for this country. On that note, I love what Freeh is coming out with! Hopefully some of it will resonate with the public -we'll have to see!
111 posted on 10/19/2005 11:23:37 PM PDT by al_again
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To: Ramius

Exactly right, on all counts.


112 posted on 10/19/2005 11:23:52 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Ramius
Piffle. Nonsense. This time next year it'll be less interesting than old weather reports. :-)

I sincerely hope you're right. However, you don't usually win off year elections by splitting your base.

113 posted on 10/19/2005 11:25:01 PM PDT by Maynerd
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To: Howlin

LOL!

You're so lucky that reading books can help you fall asleep.

That doesn't work for me. Instead, a book can get me so riled up late at night that I won't be able to sleep for several hours.

Come to think of it, FR has the same effect on me.

Oh well. Looks like another night of insomnia for me tonight.


114 posted on 10/19/2005 11:26:09 PM PDT by Vision Thing
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To: al_again
Nobody is forcing them to take the coverage. They can continue to have private insurance if they want. Sorry, I can't see that it's going to cost as much as people are saying.

I've listened to people bi*ch about the NCLB act, yet tonight it was on the news that math scores are higher than they have ever been. Do you really think that happened all by itself? We had a problem with teachers not teaching, now they have to in order to pass the tests. That's a good use of money to my mind, especially since we are going to be in competition with both the Indians and the Chinese. We either teach our kids math, or teach them to be servants.

115 posted on 10/19/2005 11:27:03 PM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
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Bushbots attacking Peggy Noonan. Anybody surprised?

Ms. Noonan was special assistant to President Ronald Reagan. In 1988 she was chief speechwriter for Vice President George Bush as he ran for the presidency. Her first book, "What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era," was published in 1990. She is also author of "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" (1994), "On Speaking Well" (1998), and "The Case Against Hillary Clinton" (2000) and "When Character Was King" (2001).

116 posted on 10/19/2005 11:27:54 PM PDT by Daaave ("Iceberg right ahead.")
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To: Vision Thing; Stellar Dendrite
Something tells me that after the hurricane is finished, you and your anti-GOP, anti-Miers, anti-Bush brethren will not be rescue workers, but looters.

LOL. Now the BOHICA bushbot republicans consider us looters. Add it to the list.

117 posted on 10/19/2005 11:27:58 PM PDT by Maynerd
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To: Maynerd

Aw c'mon. You have to grant that my pun was original, and most especially fitting, considering your preposterous hurricane analogy!


118 posted on 10/19/2005 11:29:05 PM PDT by Vision Thing
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To: Maynerd
Once again, his "base" isn't split.

A couple of EX-speech writers have decided that they hate the President as much as Maureen Dowd.

Oh, and Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin who really haven't said anything of substance to add to the political debate in years. But they look good on TV.

119 posted on 10/19/2005 11:29:26 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: McGavin999
All these years of Observing. I'm sort of like "Miss Marple" in the Agatha Christie novels. Any Politician I have ever felt leery of, has not failed to disappoint. I admit sometimes I have held my nose as I pulled the Lever, Choosing the lesser of two evils.

I have for the most part supported GWB's programs and policies. But, there are times he gets a little headstrong,and needs to be reminded there are reins on both sides of his head.
120 posted on 10/19/2005 11:29:39 PM PDT by rock58seg (My votes for Pres. Bush, the best candidate available, have not helped us, conservatively speaking.)
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