Posted on 05/15/2006 7:45:36 PM PDT by bobsunshine
Today conservatives and Americans across this nation, especially those who voted for George W Bush, should be thankful for what we have accomplished and for having George Bush as President. My tolerance for the whiners who don’t get all they want, or who say the pace of getting America to become more responsive to conservative ideas is too slow, is totally used up. Tonight, when George Bush speaks his is going to discuss how we can take SOME steps towards getting a handle on immigration and the security threats it represents.
I want to give thanks to W for taking the war to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and for not shrinking from his course when the French and Germans bawked, when the UN whimpered, when the left wailed and when the right ran away.
I want to thank him for protecting all our families and neighbors since 9-11.
I want to thank him for reducing taxes and pulling this economy together since my family just about went under due to the economic hits from 9-11, and now I am working a dream job exploring the solar system.
I want to thank W for protecting the lives of some of the embryos who otherwise would have become a product to harvest for spare cells (to make spare parts).
I want to thank W for making the education system accountable and force it to produce statistics on its performance.
Thanks also for giving my 80+year old parents a prescription drug plan so they can live out their lives with dignity and in the best health preventive medicine can offer. I know that at their age to fix things once their broken is much harder than keeping them from breaking in the first place.
Thank you as well to the immigrants who come here and extend the American fabric and re-establish respect for the family and the work ethic. I still believe working without papers is aking to driving a car which is not properly registered. While not legal, it pales next to the people I deal with everyday in my 75 mile commute on the busy and dangerous DC Beltway. For perspective, I do not thank all the drivers chatting on the phone, reading, eating, doing their face who risk my LIFE with their casualness. I am less concerned about the immigrant workers coming to do top notch work on my house than the insane drivers who could kill me or my family. Let’s not even discuss how little thanks I have for drunk drivers (and drunk is only a few drinks away).
I want to thank LJSTrata for putting up with me for so long and keeping this site going through its first Blogoversart (5/18/06).
I owe a big thanks to Powerline this week for naming us Blog of the Week - which is an extreme honor we will cherish.
I want to thank my kids and family for being who they are.
I do not have any words of thanks to he those who leak national secrets to the media because they cannot address their issues through our established political processes. None. Anomous leaks are not a badge of honor.
I have no words of thanks to those who are so frustrated they have turned on Bush when he needs our support, and threaten to sit out elections. Why would I have any thanks for that kind of action? I am thankful we avoided a President Gore and President Kerry. Gore would have lost his mind after 9-11 (look at how he handled the 2000 election). And Kerry would have been so confused about what to do he would have signed legislation beforing vetoing it.
I am thankful for our new allies in Iraq, Afgahnistan, the UAE, Qatar and Pakistan. They are not perfect allies, but they are better than enemies. Just like Bush is 100 fold better than a manic Gore or a confused Kerry. I thank Bush for doing all he did, and doing it despite the naysayers and quitters, the moaners and whiners, and especially the serial surrenderers. Thanks George Bush. And no thanks goes to anyone who gives us nothing on immigration because they could not get all they wanted. I am tired of the zero sum game. It is a game for fools.
Excellent Post, I tried to say the same thing a few posts earlier, I just didn't do as good a job of it
I should "do myself a favor"...pray tell, why is this? You aren't interested in honest debate? If you're going to make snide comments aimed at a fellow Freeper, it's generally fair that you back them up instead of running and hiding or making thinly veiled threats which, I imagine, amount to all of attempting to have me banned for having the 'temerity' to respond in kind.
"He's doing more to handle this problem than any president in your lifetime"
Wrong again!
There were dramatically more businesses fined for hiring illegals during the Clinton administration than Bush's.
try again
And Clintoon legalized 1000s of them-many of whom were criminals-just before the '96 election (selective memory?)
Try again!
Exactly right. But the thing about the trolls, is that they don't even believe their own words. Its all for show, a big ego trip. "Oooh, the President cant fool me, I'm so smart, It hardly matters that he gets 1000% more information on subjects then I do, he should listen to me!"
Its just a form of masturbation.
Welcome to the troll list. LOL.
LOL!
I particularly laugh at the ones who call him dumb. One has to be really dumb to win two national elections for POTUS.
Blithering, hateful idiots. Who the hell do they think they're fooling?
Thank you both, I'm moving on to other threads, cyaround.
Excellent analogy, it reminds me of reading David Frumm Op Ed
You're one of the DUmber ones who have infiltrated here.
Well, the Prez has 2-1/2 more years to go, and we need to keep the pressure up on the border issue.
But those who are willing to vote libertarian or other 3rd party are extremely naive.
well if you are going to refuse to acknowlege my point then don't waste my time...
Another 11/04 sign up, there is something about these sign ups just after and just before the election
Um. Not really. But you go ahead and say that.
"game?"
you said Bush did more than any other POTUS to fight illegal immigration and I proved you WRONG...
don't waste my time if you don't have the courage to admit when you made a mistake.
"Did Clinton send back 6 Million border crossers?"
Has Bush?
if so, then all you Bush apologists have some explaining....
you've been saying that we couldn't deport the millions of illegals.
so which is it, we can't deport 'em and Bush is lying or we can and have???
How much per oz.?
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