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Republicanism in decline [Normally Mild-Mannered Tony Snow Hits GOP "Packed with Cowards]
Townhall.com ^ | Tony Snow

Posted on 12/03/2005 6:27:44 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I think that Tony, and Britt are the best. I don't get to see enough of Tony since he left the Sunday program.


81 posted on 12/03/2005 7:51:52 AM PST by Radix (Wishful Thinking: A Tag Line Field which actually contains enough places to complete a serious thou)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Tony is dead-on!

We should start a drive to email copies of this article to our weak-kneed senators and congressman!
82 posted on 12/03/2005 7:53:01 AM PST by SolutionsOnly
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Yep, you're right Tony. I'm one of those young rebel republicans you speak of.


83 posted on 12/03/2005 7:56:42 AM PST by Crooked Constituent
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Wow! Take the gloves off more often, Tony!


84 posted on 12/03/2005 8:02:45 AM PST by Das Outsider (The following phrase may be illegal in your area: Merry Christmas.)
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To: Tony Snow

Thanks, Tony, for saying so well what needed to be said. I've blasted this link to everyone I know.


85 posted on 12/03/2005 8:05:36 AM PST by ItsForTheChildren
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Republican and Conservative, are not synonymous terms.
86 posted on 12/03/2005 8:08:14 AM PST by gitmogrunt (Oppose One "Farce" at the Border)
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To: YOUGOTIT

'...written NRSC and NRCC...'

good for you. I called Ken Mehlman to suggest he get the Senators to realize the money will dry up if things continue as they are. I've emailed individual Senators too...sadly, even those I've admired, like George Allen. I will no longer contribute until Senators, especially, begin to stand up for the reasons we elected them.


87 posted on 12/03/2005 8:08:48 AM PST by 4integrity
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To: scory
Not a bad idea. How about promoting and contributing to the campaigns of conservative Republicans and ousting a few Snowes, Chaffees and Specters?

Some of the so-called conservatives have gotten reelection fever already (read: flip-flopping). The three you mentioned--Kyl, Coburn, and Brownback--are good. I'd add to that list a couple of Congressmen: Mike Pence and Curt Weldon.
88 posted on 12/03/2005 8:09:44 AM PST by Das Outsider (The following phrase may be illegal in your area: Merry Christmas.)
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To: gitmogrunt
Republican and Conservative, are not synonymous terms.

After the debacle over the Miers nomination, that has never been so true.
89 posted on 12/03/2005 8:12:53 AM PST by Das Outsider (The following phrase may be illegal in your area: Merry Christmas.)
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To: NavVet

George Allen was my biggest disappointment. I don't live in his state but I've contributed several times to his Senatorial campaigns. I thought of him as a potential candidate for 2008. I called his office to let him know how disappointed I was that he voted for Warner's Iraq resolution and to say I would send no more money. I did get a 2 page email from his aide but, didn't really answer my concerns. Just got a mailing from him...returned it w/o $ but with note saying I'll reconsider giving when he stands up and supports the President.


90 posted on 12/03/2005 8:20:02 AM PST by 4integrity
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Sounds like a Rush mantra, he's been making comments like this for years. The more conservatives that pile on the bandwagon, the better off especially with an election cycle coming up.


91 posted on 12/03/2005 8:21:25 AM PST by quantim (Detroit is the New Orleans of the north, settled by the French and ruined by liberals.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Pretty much right on target.

Also, under the Republican watch we got, with no perceptible objections, Campaign Finance Reform, Eminent Domain, and rulings that Interstate Commerce gives Congress nearly unlimited power. If those things didn't make it clear that Republicans care little for free speech, property rights and limited government, nothing will.

At least those things give me the perfect response to the next fundraising call from the Republican whatever it is that calls me.


92 posted on 12/03/2005 8:22:51 AM PST by Sam Cree (absolute reality) - "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Albert Einstein)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

A Hallelujah Chorus please!!!!


93 posted on 12/03/2005 8:22:56 AM PST by Lesforlife ("For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb . . ." Psalm 139:13)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

' the base'. that's exactly what I told Ken Mehlman's office....don't be fooled by the MSM and their manipulated polls. Listen to the American people....they are the true base for the President and the Repub party.


94 posted on 12/03/2005 8:24:42 AM PST by 4integrity
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To: saveliberty

Tony Snow ping!


95 posted on 12/03/2005 8:29:16 AM PST by maggief
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To: CAluvdubya; governsleastgovernsbest; Candor7; Zenith; G.Mason; BigBobber; Bahbah; Peach; SIDENET; ..

Here is the latest issue of "Republican Leadership Weekly."

96 posted on 12/03/2005 8:30:40 AM PST by Enterprise (The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Thanks for the post. Great read!

They have forgotten the most important rule of political survival: If you want to remain an incumbent for long, you don't jettison your principles. You act on them.

The problem is worse than we think. Bush lost me over the summer with promising to rebuild NOLA, etc. but the final straw was when he chastised Bill Bennett over what Bush thought was political incorrectness. Bush is capable of speaking out and responding to perceived attacks. He just picks the wrong side.

Our Repubics in the Senate tolerate the likes of Turban Durbin.

Our congress is spending us into the ground. Just the other day I received a letter from my congressman congratulating himself on congress' removal of the $223M "bridge to nowhere". But what he forgot to tell me was that AK is still getting the money.

Republicans are not leading. They thing we're stupid. And we have no place else to go.

I'm so frustrated that I might do something next year that I've never done in my life: vote against every incumbent Republican.

97 posted on 12/03/2005 8:32:43 AM PST by manwiththehands (Democrats and the MSM: lies and hypocrisy on steroids)
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To: scory

'..contribute to campaigns of conservative Republicans..'

agree. I will donate even if they're not from my State. We, the people, must stand for all of America...and if sending money to an out of state conservative will help ouster someone like Chaffee, it's money very well spent.


98 posted on 12/03/2005 8:39:26 AM PST by 4integrity
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
If you really want to build lasting power in politics, you need to forget about mere incumbency -- and remember the principles that got you elected in the first place.

BINGO!

99 posted on 12/03/2005 8:42:35 AM PST by Mo1 (Message to Democrats .... We do not surrender and run from a fight !!)
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To: Baynative

Thanks for the ping, Bay....

TONY IS SPOT ON!!!!


100 posted on 12/03/2005 8:43:04 AM PST by goodnesswins (I'll fight a war in my time......so my grandchildren have peace in theirs.)
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