Posted on 02/09/2006 10:24:33 PM PST by conservative in nyc
Despite the triumph of placing two conservatives on the Supreme Court within four months, leaders of the conservative movement these days seem less celebratory than divided.
Heading into a midterm Congressional election in which the enthusiasm of conservative advocates could play a vital role in determining how Republicans fare, conservative leaders face internal rifts over polarizing issues and are dogged by a sense that a Republican-led Congress and a Republican president are not taking the nation in the proper direction on some critical matters, party leaders said.
The fissures were evident as members gathered here on Thursday for the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. The first session was marked by disagreement over whether to support a White House plan to allow some illegal immigrants to work legally within the United States and challenges to the legality of the Bush administration's program of eavesdropping without warrants on communications between Americans in the United States and people abroad who might have links to terrorism.
In interviews, conservative leaders emphasized their admiration for President Bush, and said they were heartened by the placement of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on the Supreme Court. But they made it clear that that was not enough.
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[Senator Lindsey] Graham said many conservatives like himself were troubled by the administration's arguments for its program to eavesdrop on communications. "The inherent power argument, if you take it to the natural conclusion, there is no role for Congress in a time of war," he said.
Vice President Dick Cheney drew restrained applause Thursday night when he offered a defense of the surveillance program at a dinner of conservative leaders, reflecting the ambivalent feeling among many conservatives toward the program.
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lol there was a thread earlier saying he recieved great appaulse I try to find it
There's your problem right there. The NY Times believes Lindsey Graham is a conservative. He and his RINO buddy McCain are about as conservative as Howard Dean.
The Slimes wouldn't see reality, if it were biting its collective noses. This is just "stuff"/propaganda, to cheer up Liberals and make Conservatives angry/worried.
Exactly so. :-)
You couldn't be more righter!!!
Here I was expecting them to talk about illegal immigration.
The spying thing is the last thing on my mind. I applaud it, and if a court is getting the way of a program that's stopping terrorism, bypass it. No sense in wasting time with a broken process.
At least they mentioned the spending issue. That does need to change.
I don't buy the Cheney bit. However, the other two points are quite valid. There is a really significant conservative rebellion on immigration and spending, in particular in the House. The speaker of the house has openly served warning on the spending issue, and it would be foolish to underestimate his power.
Neither party wants to close the borders or veto any spending. Net loss for conservatives.
Lindsay Graham is a conservative?
lol
He a wing-nut in the view of the NYT. LOL.
he's got more moves than schwarzeRenegger's stunt double. lol
Adding his voice to the president’s own on the subject, Cheney said that the president’s authorization of some limited domestic surveillance fit snugly in the category of ensuring the safety of the U.S.
"We will not simply sit back until we are hit again,” he said to standing applause.
"He knows what his job is,” Cheney said about the chief executive.
"We are still at risk of attack of attack,” the vice president emphasized – despite those who would "downplay the chances.”
"As long as George Bush is president, we shall not let down our guard,” Cheney concluded to a standing ovation in the Regency Ballroom.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/9/224612.shtml?s=ic
wow, what a shocker. The times and the rest of the liberal media running stories about how the republican party is falling part during an election year. They never do that.
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