Posted on 03/12/2006 7:51:39 AM PST by SmithL
Washington -- The Republican rebellion that President Bush smacked into with the Dubai ports deal was the tip of an iceberg of Republican discontent that is much deeper and more dangerous to the White House than a talk radio tempest over Arabs running U.S. ports.
A Republican pushback on Capitol Hill and smoldering conservative dissatisfaction have already killed not just the ports deal but key elements of Bush's domestic agenda, and threaten GOP control of Congress if unhappy conservatives sit out the November midterm elections.
The apostasy in some quarters runs to heretofore unthinkable depths.
"If I had a choice and Bush were running today against (Democratic President) Bill Clinton, I'd vote for Bill Clinton," said Bruce Bartlett, a former Reagan administration Treasury Department official whose book, "Impostor: How George Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy," is making the rounds of conservative think tanks and talk shows. "He was clearly a much better president in a great many ways that matter to me."
Bartlett may lie at the extreme, but his critique taps into a strong undertow -- reflected in a sharp drop in Bush's support among his typically solid Republican base, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Friday.
"Bush's compassionate conservatism has morphed into big government conservatism, and that isn't what the base is looking for," said David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union. "The White House and the congressional leadership have got to reinvigorate the Republican base. In off-year elections ... if your base isn't energized, particularly in a relatively evenly divided electorate, you've got more problems than you think you have."
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I agree he should veto this crap... but congress needs to do their part.
"- nobody seems to know what it means to be "republican" anymore.
If you do, please let me know."
I could go on with another laundry list... but I'll cut to the chase!
Take a long look at (and study the voting records of) ted kennedy, sheila jackson lee, maxine waters, charles rangle, harry reid, hillary clinton, henry waxman, john kerry, howard dean, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, weasly clark, and add in barbara streisand, george clooney, tim robbins, susan sarandon, michael moore, chris matthews, dan rather, mary mapes, louis farakan, jesse jackson, and the reverand al...
Republicans are just the opposite of these... at least so far to the right of these to appear Conservative, even if they don't prove to be Conservative according to your measuring criteria.
LLS
Except when it comes to citizens spending for advertising against incumbents in elections, that must be forbidden, constitution be damned.
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McCain-Feingold -- a total attack upon, and suppression of, the First Amendment. (I assume that was the essence of your comment) - I trusted him deeply not to sign this egregious anti-Constitutional crap legislation -- and he did.
I hate to break it to you, but Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller are the ONLY two democrats alive today worth any praise! dims are evil, plain and simple. They are the party of death of the unborn, death of freedom, and death of our Nation.
Save this philosophy for someone else... perhaps the DU?
LLS
So, paid poster, am I to assume that you are in favor of the out-of-control spending Bush endorses by refusing to veto?
Thank you friend!
lLS
China.
You share the same opinion as I do on that matter.
A standing ovation is most deserved even if I was the only one to applaud...
Is that the same Joe Lieberman who was excommunicated because of his supporting killing babies?
Okay, Bushbot Johnnie, how about telling us how loudly you'd scream DISLOYALTY if Republicans in Congress had stomped on the drunken-sailor spending?
Would it be disloyal for Congress to go against the president and support the peoples' desires?
If you think that what we call the HOUSE and SENATE are anything but being ABOUT POLITICS, please show me an instance where they have done ANYTHING that wasn't about "their" politics?
Our government today does NOT function as it was designed. Congress is responsible entirely.
LLS
Thanks for admitting that you stand for party over principle. Sieg Heil!!!
You see, everyone can be fooled by the media. Lieberman is a true liberal. Nothing more, nothing less.
Total federal receipts in constant FY2000 dollars
2001 1946.1 2002 1777.8 2003 1667.0 2004 1712.5 2005 1898.3 2006 1951.1 (projected)
Perhaps they believe they can by at least appearing to be expelling any big government socialist political opportunist types from their party.
I'm standin' and clappin'!
LLS
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