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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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: nopardons

Clicking on menus and buttons is much more intuitive than tabbing or using key combinations. And I have no idea how you would cut and paste text without a mouse, but mousing is the easiest way to do that. Drag and drop, and all that.

If you had trouble with your husband's mouse it could be because you didn't have enough time to practice, or maybe because you needed to adjust the speed (how far the pointer goes for a given amount of mouse movement). That can be adjusted to slow it down (or speed it up), as you like.

Yes, it's easier than you think.


481 posted on 02/02/2006 1:04:44 AM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
LOL...it's a wonder I know as much as I do about this stuff.

But I can work any VCR and DVD machine. :-)

482 posted on 02/02/2006 1:05:01 AM PST by nopardons
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To: endthematrix
But Clinton couldn't be...should I dare say say it? Murderer and rapist to name a few? That's fair game, huh?

Stop referring to the 2nd Brother in that manner.

483 posted on 02/02/2006 1:05:25 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: Howlin

I did I voted for a Republican and got a Democrate to the left of JFK.


484 posted on 02/02/2006 1:05:28 AM PST by Exton1
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To: Reagan Man


Clueless and obtuse.
Go to bed.


485 posted on 02/02/2006 1:05:28 AM PST by onyx
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To: endthematrix

I never called him a murderer or a rapist. What's your point?


486 posted on 02/02/2006 1:06:00 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: Howlin
I do, however, know what decency is, something that has escaped you.

You abandoned decency in conversations with me about five years ago.

487 posted on 02/02/2006 1:06:18 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: EternalVigilance
Still living in that bush, which was your "salary" for working on someone's campaign; dear?

I am NOT making anything up; but you sure are!

488 posted on 02/02/2006 1:06:35 AM PST by nopardons
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To: EternalVigilance


I know you have no faith in the electorate because YOUR guys NEVER win elections.


489 posted on 02/02/2006 1:06:46 AM PST by onyx
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I don't even know what that is! LOL


490 posted on 02/02/2006 1:07:06 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Exton1

*Yawn*


491 posted on 02/02/2006 1:07:18 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 abandoned decency in conversations with me about five years ago.

And you haven't? ROFLMAO!!

492 posted on 02/02/2006 1:07:22 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: onyx
Howlin will ask deport later this morning.

Would it be fun to mail-bomb deport, or what?!! Doh!
I mean the kind where the FReepmailbox has like a thousand messges.
No. I'm not serious. I have nice clean FReepmailbox, thank you for keeping it so.

493 posted on 02/02/2006 1:08:00 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: nopardons

Seems like to me you have done some excellent stuff here.....it takes a while to conquer the mouse,,,,but the scrolling with the wheel is invaluable and the ability to open new tab windows with Firefox is just outstanding ..click the right mouse button and select the correct entry on the dropdown menu....


494 posted on 02/02/2006 1:08:04 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Exton1


Juvenile.


495 posted on 02/02/2006 1:08:55 AM PST by onyx
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To: onyx
We're not going to let you get away with your petty Bush bashing.

See, that's your problem. You don't know the meaning of words.

Millions of illegals coming across our border, with millions more lined up to come, is NOT 'petty'. It's darned serious. Sorry you can't see that through your partisan blinders.

496 posted on 02/02/2006 1:08:56 AM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: onyx
It may take more than one. Heaven help the Republicans if the terrorist are known to have crossed over from Mexico. But even know when the illegals are bringing in untreatable TB, they do nothing. How far have we fallen as a country, that we have to beg our leaders to do there job and protect this country from the invaders from the south.
497 posted on 02/02/2006 1:09:41 AM PST by Exton1
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To: BigSkyFreeper
>>>>Yet he continues to this day to run circles around you in the arena of ideas and it just sets your hair on fire.

The arena of ideas according to GWBush. The biggest spender of any POTUS in US history. Creator of the trillion dollar Medicare prescription drug program. The man who doubled the education budget in four years. And the man who cares not one iota about immigration reform or open borders.

Yeah right. On those issues, Bush is a real idea man. Liberal idea man. LOL

498 posted on 02/02/2006 1:10:03 AM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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To: EternalVigilance
You abandoned decency in conversations with me about five years ago.

You really have a desperate need to make it all about you; what's the matter, don't we give you the respect you think you deserve?

After seeing you compare one of your political oppoenents as akin to Hamas, I've finally realized just how low you will go. You're no better than a Chuck Schumer or a John Conyers.

And I'll go to bed thanking God that you won't have any influence on the 2008 candidate for POTUS for the GOP.

499 posted on 02/02/2006 1:10:42 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

Goodnight EV!


500 posted on 02/02/2006 1:10:45 AM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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