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Conservatives Disappointed with Bush 'State of the Union' Speech
The National Ledger ^ | 2-2-06 | Robert Novak

Posted on 02/01/2006 9:51:00 PM PST by Coastal

WASHINGTON -- While jumping up on cue to cheer during the speech and delivering rave reviews afterward in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, conservative members of Congress were deeply disappointed by George W. Bush Tuesday night. It was not merely that the president abandoned past domestic goals. He appeared to be moving toward bigger government.

The consensus on the Right was that President Bush's fifth State of the Union Address was his worst. Republican congressmen agreed privately that he was most effective at the beginning with his familiar message of why U.S. forces cannot abandon Iraq. The problem for these lawmakers was the rest of the 51-minute presentation, which was filled with unpleasant surprises.

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To: Cboldt

LOL


441 posted on 02/02/2006 12:53:05 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Howlin
You're comparing Obama to Hamas?

Sure, why not.

In the IL legislature, he purposefully blocked legislation to stop infanticide...botched abortions that ended with a baby dying of neglect on a shelf in a hospital closet.

Same terroristic spirit as Hamas, in my book...

442 posted on 02/02/2006 12:53:22 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: Petronski

That's the other problem; bless her heart, she's always about 100 posts behind.


443 posted on 02/02/2006 12:53:49 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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To: nopardons

If you have a computer store anywhere near you I would suggest you check there.....getting a mouse that is comfortable to work with is a very personal thing...the Wireless mice I have are heavy...but I haven't looked at the ones I linked you too.


444 posted on 02/02/2006 12:54:33 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: bybybill
she has left the party

I'm not saying you're a liar, but I would like to see some proof of that.

445 posted on 02/02/2006 12:54:35 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What's a "notebook mouse" and why do I need one of those?


446 posted on 02/02/2006 12:55:00 AM PST by nopardons
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To: EternalVigilance

You've gone so far over to the dark side, you're sick.

You're beneath contempt.


447 posted on 02/02/2006 12:55:49 AM PST by Howlin (Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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To: EternalVigilance


You have no shame. Just like Clinton.
What a totally AWFUL remark.


448 posted on 02/02/2006 12:56:40 AM PST by onyx
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; nopardons
the Wireless mice I have are heavy...but I haven't looked at the ones I linked you too.

You are correct there Ernest. This one I have is slightly heavier than the wired mouse, mainly because the wireless mouse has two AA batteries in it. But it is slightly bigger though, and feels real comfortable in the palm of my hand when I use it.

449 posted on 02/02/2006 12:56:44 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: Howlin

Huh? I`M NOT A REAL REBULICAN?
Think you might have the wrong guy


450 posted on 02/02/2006 12:56:50 AM PST by bybybill (If the Rats win, we are doomed)
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To: Howlin
You've gone so far over to the dark side, you're sick.

You don't even know the difference between dark and light anymore, Howlin.

451 posted on 02/02/2006 12:57:07 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: onyx; Howlin; nopardons
Howlin, we need to send them to their respective corners...lol.
This can all be cleared up later this morning.

I had high hopes of finding the start of "Donner Party Conservatives" here at FR, before I ran out of steam.

Like the renewed excitement upon finding an old Mena or Ron Brown thread, there is a satisfaction in finding a piece of lore. No, it's not the Holy Grail. It's naught but a fleeting whimsy on a silly subject. But at least it is fun, and funny, and it kept me (and no doubt a few others) entertained for a few hours. "Idle hands" and all that. But I'm not sure which side of the scale I fall, in that one. Hmmmm.

452 posted on 02/02/2006 12:57:30 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Petronski
I have a round thingy, in the back of my laptop.

Why will I "never look at my computer in the same way again"? I am VERY bad at using a mouse. ( My husband has a computer and a mouse and I have tried to use it a couple of times. )

453 posted on 02/02/2006 12:57:55 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Exton1

The borders will NEVER be closed.

We had the golden opportunity on 9-12-01.

It'd take another terrorist hit that could be traced to our porous borders.


454 posted on 02/02/2006 12:58:19 AM PST by onyx
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To: onyx
What a totally AWFUL remark.

Which remark? About Obama?

Y'all still shilling for him?

455 posted on 02/02/2006 12:58:27 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: xrp

I think people confuse cheerleading with being conservative. You bring up many points I agree with, and sadly, those points were not brought out in the speech.


456 posted on 02/02/2006 12:58:42 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: Cboldt; Howlin; deport


Howlin will ask deport later this morning.


457 posted on 02/02/2006 12:59:12 AM PST by onyx
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To: eastforker

I thought so too...he is much better in a less formal setting!

He just delivers a very effective conversation!

The elite Media don't care for it though!


458 posted on 02/02/2006 12:59:28 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Reagan Man
Either way DUmmie, he's right. Bush doesn't know what a veto is. Bush doesn't know what immigration reform is either, or spending cuts, or limited govt.

Yet he continues to this day to run circles around you in the arena of ideas and it just sets your hair on fire.

459 posted on 02/02/2006 12:59:31 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
unhinged bozo's [sic] like Keyes...

Upon what do you base this characterization of Keyes?

Just curious...

460 posted on 02/02/2006 1:00:24 AM PST by sargon (How could anyone have voted for the socialist, weak-on-defense fraud named John Kerry?)
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