Posted on 04/23/2006 7:22:07 PM PDT by RWR8189
My argument isn't with Bush. Not precisely. He made clear where he stood on imigration before election. I disagree with him, I'm fighting his position, but was under no illusions of his stance in this area. I had other reasons to vote for him in which he's delivered.
It's Congress most of my fury is levied toward. Most of them are not operating from a position of integrity or principle. They are operating from fear, beltway politics, and a Rockefellar rebellion they won't silence.
They blocked Social Security reform, Republicans specifically stopped it cold.
They refused to end the filibusters, they only confirmed half a dozen and the two SCJ's because the entire Conservative movement came together and fought them and brought the American people with them. That and we had a prior legacy of downing Daschle to serve as a warning call.
They torpedoed ANWR because SOROS came calling. It was SOROS Republicans in the House that ended it.
They are still blocking tax cut permanency.
The patriot Act was delayed and only signed a months later because, again, conservatives revolted.
They approved, saving nine Senators, legislation to protect terrorist in interrogations.
The NSA taps only survie because the President stopped them cold by going on the attack in a Saturday Radio adress and the rest of us backed it up.
Now they come out with amnesty, insult us by denying it for what it is, and then have the nerve to whine what we really need are for Rummy or Cheney to be replaced? Or to repeat propaganda it's the War! and gas prices killing them? After they blocked ANWR they have nerve to complain about oil companies?
As I said, it's easy enough to turn their fortunes around. Midterms aren't about brinign the whole country along. Only beating the other side with your base turnout. But they aren't getting the base by screwing them again and again.
What, you are disheartened by a few wetbacks marching? What a wooss!
As for WMD. I would have never supported sending in ground troops if my President came out publically and said he was 100% Saddam had and was going to use WMD.
We went to Iraq because Saddam had connections to Al Qaeda and he was shooting at our planes...etc. The WMD issue was only important to help us to decide to go in sooner rather than later when Saddam would have them developed. Even the WH dropped the ball on this!
If Bush is impeached. It is because the dems are good liars and republicans have lost their ability to communicate with the American people. I see absolutely NO reason Bush should be impeached.
Finally, I have to say this. I was against impeaching Clinton. Criminal or a civil case against him after he left the White House I could suppport. But the American people voted for him KNOWING already he could not keep it in his pants. The American people had spoken. Yes, Clinton lied and that was where he messed up. He should have not even answered the question. It was the lie that got him impeached. I think it would have been better to charge him after he left the White House. I was against the impeachment because I knew it would open a can of worms. Well, now the can of worms is open.
The dummycrats have been trying to impeach Bush since even before Welstone's death if they succeed...then they succeed. I cant stop that and I sure as heck am not voting for a pro-abortion, open-border internationalist republican to save a republican president who will leave us with no incumbent in 2008 from an impeachment.
So you are willing to give a few seats to the Dems in their march toward a net gain of 15 and taking over the government? You cant possibly believe a "right thinking" Republican of your choice who wants to build a wall and cut real government spending is going to win Chafee's seat do you?
Um, I really don't see much difference.
Neither one could tell the truth to save their lives.
Everyone s so high on Rove, but if I remember right, he told W to steer clear of the gay marriage debate, which was a mistake. Coming out strongly against gay marriage might have garnered some more votes.
If you disagree with this, as you appear to, then you are in disagreement with FR and most of its membership; not to mention the owner of this site.
When you go to vote, is the reason to improve our country or solely to keep the democrats (no matter what the belief of the cadidate is) out of power?
USA? Or politics?
Which is most important to you?
And... seriously... if you refuse to make a party responsible for their actions...are you really helping them long term or are you hurting them.
If you fail to hold the republicans responsible when they ignore their base... are'nt you in a way helping the democrats?
Think about that. You may be Ted Kennedy's useful idiot.
Um, Kerry ran on a patform of "Hey, we hate conservatives, especially George Bush, so vote for us!"
Didn't work for him, don't see a "Hey, let's not impeach W" as a great rallying cry for us.
AMEN!
Good point! We need to keep on the issues. Those we help get elected also need to keep their promises.
Personally I dont see...AM I MISSING SOMETHING????... you people in FR are making think Bush did something impeachable... Maybe I'm stupid but I cannot see anything Bush has done that can get him impeached. PLEASE! This "Hey, let's not impeach W so keep the dems out of power" rallying cry can look suspicious to an average American voter. You're starting to make me wonder... I think it's all panic. I hope.
Fred and Rove are out to lunch these days.
Cater to yer base doofusses
Sadly, a lot of people here would rather be miserable and have everyone else be miserable too; with Dems in charge. Time and experience hasn't taught them any lessons at all.
Very funny and excellent post.
The first time around, the Media, Perot, and a bunch of sit at homes, gave Clinton the win. Even with running a campaign, he heart was NOT in, President G.H.W, Bush WAS closing in, at the last minute. But it was not to be so.
But this election, the one in November of '06, is NOT a presidential one and the many people, on this thread, carping about this president Bush, are proving just how little they know or even care about REAL politics. For them, it's all emotion and venting their spleen.
And should the worst happen, and the GOP loses the House ( which I don't think is going to happen ), the Dems WILL impeach the president and anything and everything "bad" that happens, WILL be blamed on President Bush; though it WILL be that the damned Dems caused it. Most people don't know what we know, because they don't read FR. Even some here, don't read much of what's post here, nor do they take the time to understand it; sad to say.
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