Posted on 03/16/2006 11:56:08 PM PST by EternalVigilance
President Bush's troubles with congressional Republicans, which erupted during the backlash to the Dubai seaport deal, are rooted in policy frustrations and personal resentments that GOP lawmakers say stretch back to the opening days of the administration.
For years, the Bush White House and its allies on Capitol Hill seemed like one of the most unified teams Washington had ever seen, passing most of Bush's agenda with little dissent. Privately, however, many lawmakers felt underappreciated, ignored and sometimes bullied by what they regarded as a White House intent on running government with little input from them.
Often it was to pass items -- an expanded federal role in education under the No Child Left Behind law and an expensive prescription drug benefit under Medicare -- that left conservatives deeply uneasy. What Bush is facing now, beyond just election-year jitters by legislators eyeing his depressed approval ratings, is a rebellion that has been brewing since the days when he looked invincible, say many lawmakers and strategists.
Newly unleashed grievances could signal even bigger problems for Bush's last two years in office, as he would be forced to abandon a governing strategy that until recently counted on solid support from congressional Republicans.
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(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Like I said, a professional liar/spinner accomplished enough to make Lanny Davis envious.
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"To: OPS4 No, he's certainly not perfect. He'd be closer to it if he didn't believe that having tens of millions of illegals in this country was a good thing...a necessary thing, in fact.
"We hear claims that immigrants are somehow bad for the economy -- even though this economy could not function without them." - George W. Bush
State of the Union
256 posted on 03/17/2006 10:54:45 PM CST by EternalVigilance ("After all I've done for you people!!!" -John McCain) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 249 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
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You might not that I have put in BOLD type, EV's editorial descriptive word "illegal", when in fact the president was speaking about "immigrants".
A distinction, not lost on a demogague, however, one that is important.
While I agree with most of your negative assessment of Senator McCain, that sentence is a real headscratcher. Rare is the conservative that even supports him, much less considers him a 'darling'.
BTTT
Caught him LYING again.
How utterly pathetic and so similar to democrats who trash President Bush.
If you read the SOTU address live thread, you'll see that the usual suspects were claiming "Bush said Illegals" then and obviously that lie is still being propagated.
You're getting so warm and fuzzy these days, Howlin.
Hardly.
If I'm not mistaken, we had this whole "in context" discussion when Keyes did the famous "Mary Cheney" interview; I don't think he was all that persuasive then either.
Unless I'm mistaken, there was a tremendous amoung of wailing about "being taken OUT of context."
Go figure, huh?
Either that hit a nerve or vulgarity is your native state.
It's in
Fact: Conservatives control the super-delagates in each and every republican primary, from Presidential elections right down to dog catcher.
Fact: Conservatives control the money within the Republican party.
Fact: No republican candidate running for elective office in this country at the FEDERAL level can count on support or campaign cash WITHOUT passing Conservative muster.
Conclusion: John McCain has been a Senator for over 20 years, ipso facto, he is beloved of the Conservatives.
Had he not been, we would not be speaking his name at this moment.
The quislings, for example, who purposely conflate the two. But then you know that.
Don;t flatter yourself by grossly exaggerating your importance...lol.
Nobody needs a scorecard to see who's trashing President Bush.
Bottoms up.
Torie, closing the border and enforcing our laws would not be disastrous to the economy...far from it. It is straining budgets to the limits for health care, education, law enforcement and everything else.
And legal immigration has been at historically very high levels for the last couple of decades.
There should be no debate about illegal immigration. It is ILLEGAL.
We should be having a national debate about what is an acceptable level of LEGAL immigration.
I mean the man couldn't even hang on to a show on MSNBC, much less the voters of Illinois. But he did employ some of the best spinners I've ever seen.
Amazing isn't it, that some of these same spinners are now advising this President that he should fire all of his staff, and hire them? LOL!
What we have here, is a failure to com-mun-i-cate!
My remark about going down the line as a strong loyalist of the president was NOT a reference to McCain but to those HERE who have undiminished enthusiasm for W.
I completely agree with you. In fact, it is ironic that someone as fallen away from the Bush bandwagon as me, MOST despises McCain for his six years of trying to subvert the president while still staying just near enough to inherit his mantle. To bad about the pathetic mantle. (Supporters leaving Bush now, btw, is not "disloyalty," IMO. It is like a cabinet member who has served well and is now moving on.)
ROFLMAO! Just really LOL here........
MM, don't miss this one!
What happens if you deport every illegal immigrant who currently works in this country?
I'd like to see you back that up with some numbers contrasting with the immigration levels of the 1850-1880's in proportion to the population.
You obviously have little understanding of how the process works. 'Super-delegates' or any kind of 'delegates' have nothing to do with how McCain won or holds his Senate seat.
Fact: Conservatives control the money within the Republican party.
Not really.
Fact: No republican candidate running for elective office in this country at the FEDERAL level can count on support or campaign cash WITHOUT passing Conservative muster.
Baloney.
Conclusion: John McCain has been a Senator for over 20 years, ipso facto, he is beloved of the Conservatives. Had he not been, we would not be speaking his name at this moment.
Considering the weak of your premises, it should surprise no one that your conclusion is so far from the mark.
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