Posted on 05/10/2006 7:15:13 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers
Disaffection over spending and immigration have caused conservatives to take flight from President Bush and the Republican Congress at a rapid pace in recent weeks, sending Bush's approval ratings to record lows and presenting a new threat to the GOP's 12-year reign on Capitol Hill, according to White House officials, lawmakers and new polling data.
Bush and Congress have suffered a decline in support from almost every part of the conservative coalition over the past year, a trend that has accelerated with alarming implications for Bush's governing strategy.
The Gallup polling organization recorded a 13-percentage-point drop in Republican support for Bush in the past couple weeks. These usually reliable voters are telling pollsters and lawmakers they are fed up with what they see as out-of-control spending by Washington and an abandonment of core conservative principles more generally.
There are also significant pockets of conservatives turning on Bush and Congress over the their failure to tighten immigration laws, restrict gay marriage and to put an end to the Iraq war and the rash of political scandals, according to lawmakers and pollsters.
Bush won two presidential elections by pursuing a political and governing model that was predicated on winning and sustaining the loyal backing of social, economic and foreign policy conservatives. The strategy was based on the belief that conservatives, who are often more politically active than the general public, could be inspired to vote in larger numbers and would serve as a reliable foundation for his presidency. The theory, as explained by Bush strategists, is that the president would enjoy a floor below which his support would never fall.
It is now apparent that this floor has weakened dramatically and collapsed in places.
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No guts no glory hot shot.
Did Tancredo check the papers of all the people working on his property?
IIRC, no, his excuse was that he was too busy in DC.
We all heard you the first time, dipstick.
I guess our date to the prom is out of the question now.
Before the FROBLs are allowed to purposely devolve this thread into a vicious flamewar to get it pulled or dumped into the smokey backroom dungeon, let's back off and let their comments stand here for all to see. This thread is a keeper. You should archive it too in case it does get deleted.
LOL the snitch is true to form.
I'm just here to give spelling and sentence structure lessons. It's working.
:>)
IIRC, no, his excuse was that he was too busy in DC.
But Tancredo was legally required to check, was he not?
Yeah accusing people of committing felonies raises the debate to its highest standards. Irony is truly dead.
Have no idea, since I am not a lawyer.
But he should have if he were to stay consistent with his political rhetoric.
...in before the archive.
How many bytes will I be occupying on your HD?
"I support President Bush and the Republicans whether I agree with them on every issue or not. I despise the Democrats and everything they stand for."
Oh, gosh...all this time I thought you were saying you DID agree with President Bush on this issue, when what you're saying is that you support President Bush and the Republicans even though you disagree with them on this issue. sorry, I get it now.
See my "about" page.
What do you mean a "draftee"? If you are active duty then you are close to abusing your authority on this website.
LOL, try Federal Law Enforcement. Immigration law enforcement to be exact.
Ah, jeez!!
A criminal.
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