Posted on 03/03/2006 10:52:09 PM PST by MJY1288
You've got it all wrong. They are the TRUE conservatives dontchaknow.
Enjoy your lunch. Good night from this side of the world. Stay safe my FRiend!
Doing okay, but haven't been in FR, much, except for the past two weeks.
thanks and ping
Amen!
Thanks for the thread Mike. This was great!
G'night my FRiend.
One complete fool said, last night, that "Pat Buchanan is the Winston Cur-chill of our times and a true conservative". Yeah, yeah and if that's true, then I'm THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND............VICTORIA REGINA! :-)
It was lovely watching history being made, with good friends, buy I've got to hit the hay too! Nighty night...........
One complete fool said, last night, that "Pat Buchanan is the Winston Churchill of our times and a true conservative". Yeah, yeah and if that's true, then I'm THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND............VICTORIA REGINA! :-)
It was lovely watching history being made, with good friends, but I've got to hit the hay too! Nighty night...........
So am I. And when I say "stuck," I mean I can't go anywhere on a whim.
Two months 'til R&R...
(Sigh...)
This HISTORIC TRIP and what great strides a lot of the world has taken, because George W. Bush IS a GREAT a president and has taken the stances he has! :-)
ROTFLOLPIMP.....
That we do. :-)
It raises questions about such people's own decency, doesn't it?
I woke up to THIS!
WONDERFUL!
Who, other than Bush, would have the...
ahem...
balls to visit bin Laden's abode?
Good gracious.
We have a "cowboy" President.
That's exactly what I wanted. ;o)
Now...I'm back to bed.
OH!
"You'll notice that they're not HERE. They are NEVER here when history happens. NEVER here when the world is being changed."
THEY show themselves for what they are.
Nothing...
Frankly, I just don't see how anyone can not love the man. Clearly there are many who don't, but I for one don't understand it.
I hadn't thought of it that way before you mentioned it, but it would certainly explain the MSM reticence to cover the trip.
The last thing they want to give him is another "bring it on" moment ;o)
Have you ever noticed we have almost the same FReeper birthday?
Dang near FReeper twins!
...you can be the one who got "the looks"
;o)
thanks for the thread which alerted me to the press conference.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-asia/2006/mar/04/030409700.html
Today: March 04, 2006 at 1:0:59 PST
Bush: Pakistan Committed to War on Terror
By TERENCE HUNT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -
0303dvs-bush-fast-file President Bush showed solidarity Saturday with Pakistani President Gen. Perez Musharraf's war-on-terror alliance with the United States, a stance that is at odds with many in this Islamic nation.
"Part of my mission today was to determine whether or not the president is as committed as he has been in the past to bringing these terrorists to justice, and he is," Bush said at a joint news conference with Musharraf. "He understands the stakes, he understands the responsibility and he understands the need to make sure our strategy is able to defeat the enemy."
Bush said the main concerns are making sure that "actionable" intelligence is shared on a real-time basis between the two countries, and that Pakistan has the equipment and resources to move on terrorists and their hideouts.
Two days after an American diplomat was killed in a suicide car-bombing at a U.S. consulate in the southern city of Karachi, a hotbed of Islamic militancy, Bush promised that neither country would "back down in the face of these killers."
"We will win this war together," he said.
Musharraf reaffirmed his commitment to his support for Washington in the U.S.-led war on terrorism.
"It's very clear that the intentions of Pakistan and my intentions are absolutely clear - that we have a strategic partnership on the issue of fighting terrorism," Musharraf said. "If there are slippages, it is in the implementation part. We are moving forward toward delivering and we will succeed."
Bush mixed praise with gentle prods on the need for more democratic reforms in Pakistan. Musharraf seized power seven years ago in a bloodless coup and has reneged on a promise to relinquish his military post.
Bush said he appreciated hearing Musharraf's plans to spread freedom. But he also noted the need for elections next year to be "open and honest."
"President Musharraf envisions a moderate state that provides an alternative to radicalism," Bush said. "I believe democracy is Pakistan's future. We share a strong commitment to democracy."
Musharraf gave a lengthy defense of his record on the topic, while arguing for his right to retain his military uniform.
"We have introduced the essence of democracy now in Pakistan," Musharraf said.
He said both women and minorities have been empowered with a say in Pakistan's political life and "we have liberated the media and the press."
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thanks for the ping, I just caught up with over 300 comments on the other side of the Pacific. The pics were great and so was the commentary.
And I'm glad it's over, my heart's been in my mouth ever since I heard about the Pakistan trip.
BRAVA; excellent post! :-)
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