Republicanism in decline [Normally Mild-Mannered Tony Snow Hits GOP "Packed with Cowards]

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[Candor7]

Sad but true. I wonder how many actually do wear pampers?

[SweetCaroline]

"The only thing necessary to insure the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke (1729-1797) This was taken off your Home Page.

It is hypocritical of you and makes you a BUSHBOT when you know full well Bush and/or Chertoff have DONE NOTHING to protect this countries borders or coastlines from foreign invaders, yet you sing his praises.

Don't bother replying, I don't waste my time by posting more than once to people who's head is stuck in the sand nor their cohorts who will surely be pinged!

[DCPatriot]

Thanks for the ping on this, GLGB. Would have missed it.

[EternalVigilance]

Hey Tony!

Great piece! Spot on...

However, you're showing that most typical of blind spots in DC.

Not once do you mention the one issue that has rank and file Republicans the most rankled at their leadership: Immigration and Border Security.

You need to get out a little more, sir...

[Peach]

I know you won't reply, since you said you won't.

But it's interesting that you call me a Bushbot and just a few weeks ago I was widely criticized because I was critical the president wasn't defending himself against the liars on the left.

And you have NO idea where I stand on immigration and the administration's policy. So much for YOUR credibility.

[tiredoflaundry]

BTTT

;-)

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Ladies, please!

[cubreporter]

Good for Tony. He's right. We've been weakened by a lot of gutless GOP'ers. We send back the request for funds now.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks, TOL, for pinging to Tony. I didn't realize he was a FReeper - great!

Tony, as the person who originally posted your column here, please let me congratulate on saying so vividly what so badly needed to be said.

Coming someone who commands the respect you do, we can be sure that the message will be heard, if not necessarily heeded, in the centers of GOP power.

If you'll take a moment to breeze through the comments on the thread, you'll note that your column was received with tremendous enthusiasm here.

Bravo!

[wardaddy]

Guess Tony Snow is now a traitor too...lol


I haven't looked downthread yet....is he being roasted yet as a fool and disloyal etc?

hope no one calls him Paleo...the horror

[Txsleuth]

LOL....why do I get the impression that Tony's show on Monday may be so hot...it will melt the ice all over the north, though???

Tony: You need to tell the Bush Administration and Sen. Warner that they need to quit "apologizing" and agonizing over every PERCIEVED wrong that the dems and MSM throw at them...this so-called propaganda in Iraq case, for example.

[DeweyCA]

The GOP is getting hurt because Conservatives are always getting stabbed in the back by a RINO Hagel, Voinovich, Chafee, Snowe, Collins...who care more about getting favorable write ups in the NY Times than they do principle.

Eaxactly right. The Pubbies don't have enough Conservative to pass good laws so they have to water down everything to please the RINOs. That is why we lost ANWR and so many other issues. The RINOs are ruling because they know that the Conservatives need their votes.

[tiredoflaundry]

You should join us on the Tony Snow Show thread on Monday !

[tiredoflaundry]

I haven't looked downthread yet....is he being roasted yet as a fool and disloyal etc?

I would hope not.

[Mo1]

Congress is sending those spending bills to the President. And while it's true he could veto them, it's also true that the Republican Congress should be expected to do some of the heavy lifting when it comes to the conservative agenda. Instead they have shifted the entire burden to the White House, either waiting to get on board those policies that appear popular or to run for the hills when the fight looks tough. Their performance has been abysmal and they are as vacuous as the Democrats when it comes to leadership.

The Highway Bill .. which I think the President should have been vetod

But Congress has a VERY bad habit of attaching huge pork projects to important legislation

Like the Military Spending that was need for the military fighting in Iraq

[wardaddy]

some here have a teenie threshold for dissent against the GOP and especially the WH

[Sunsong]

I hope that someone in Congress listens to Tony Snow. This is a time in our history when we need to be speaking out and taking action that leads to less reliance on government.

Government is not the savior that so many Americans think it is. They can do so much better for themselves than government will ever think of doing for them - let alone actually do for them. The GOP is missing in action on this historic opportunity!

[WhiteGuy]

I wish I shared your optimism.

A few token conservatives in the pipeline are going to do little to stop the gop led "moderate" agenda. (they're being held back too)

"Our issues" are being paid lip service at best.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Amen, brother [or sister as the case may be]!

[Reaganwuzthebest]

The GOP does have some very strong-minded conservatives who want to do the right thing for the USA on important issues like trade, globalism, spending and immigration but I'm afraid the Rockefeller Republicans are running the show.