A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-18-06...JohnHuang2's ~ My Two Cents

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[dutchess]

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Ambien sleep-driving Dems crash car into Sheriff Bush's barrier

by JohnHuang2

Anyone still wondering how the humble man from Midland managed to do in the last election what no White House candidate had been able to do in 16 years -- win a majority of the popular vote -- Tuesday night's Oval Office address will have resolved any lingering confusion.

It's easy to see why this unpretentious, plain-speaking fella drives Democrats up the wall. With the MSM almost daily trotting out yet another "poll" which curiously always has Bush hitting a "new low" -- the "low ratings" magically achieved by having Democrats and liberal-leaning "independents" represented in disproportionately large numbers in the "randomly" selected sample -- the prevailing myth among the all-knowing Commentariat is that Bush in his speech was attempting to stem his hemorrhaging popularity and to mend fences with his 'alienated' base which is miffed over his stance on immigration.

Since the earliest days of his 2000 presidential campaign, Bush had run on his proposal for a temporary 'guest-worker' program, had delivered dozens of speeches advocating a temporary 'guest-worker' program, appealed to Hispanic voters in '04 by advocating a temporary 'guest-worker' program, but we're supposed to believe his conservative base -- which had voted for him overwhelmingly in 2000 and 2004 -- had not known his stance on immigration until this year (Bush just broke the news to his base!) and is now smoldering angry at him for fulfilling yet another campaign promise.

Paraphrasing the media headlines in the days and hours before his speech: Bush under fire. Bush in trouble. Bush under pressure. Bush careening to disaster. Bush in trouble. Bush's goose is cooked. Bush all but finished. Bush in trouble. Bush speech last-ditch effort to save his bacon. Stick a fork in his bacon, it's done.

Against this friendly cacophony of gloom-and-doomery from his girly men critics in the lead-up to his televised address, Bush appeared poised, self-assured, upbeat. To the media, shooting spitballs from the peanut gallery, it was important during this lead-up that the public perceive Bush as a much diminished figure, politically adrift, frail and fatigued, but that Bush was a no-show Tuesday night.

If Bush's gutsy speech was somehow a desperate, headlong rush to shore up "sagging" approval ratings, you'd never know it from his calm and assertive, cool and unruffled manner of delivery. It was vintage Bush.

For a politician ostensibly sliding irreversibly into oblivion, not bad. The unflappable, take-charge air about him was difficult to square with the media depiction of Bush as aimless, disconnected -- if not out-and-out political roadkill. Bush was forceful yet graceful, emphatic yet dignified, self-assured yet down-to-earth.

Judging from the fawning reaction, Bush hit a home-run. The New York Times, part of the open-borders fringe of the debate, lovingly wrote that the speech "was a victory for the fear-stricken fringe of the debate." Bush "last night specifically -- and shamefully -- urged that the (path to seek citizenship) be denied to temporary workers." The hate-Bush pitch-forkers: 'Impeach Jorge Arbusto for not enforcing our laws!' The hate-Bush anti-pitch-forkers: 'Impeach Bu$Hitler for enforcing our laws!'

As part of his secret plot to sponsor an invasion, "El presidente Jorge Arbusto" called for adding 6,000 Border Patrol officers, erecting "high-tech fences in urban corridors," building "new patrol roads and barriers in rural areas," employing "unmanned aerial vehicles," infrared cameras and motion sensors at the border; ending "catch and release" by constructing new buildings to keep illegals in custody. He laid it all out with specificity in his speech.

The press, which doesn't give squat about border security, had seized on the immigration issue as a means to split the GOP base, in hopes of reaping a windfall this November. Like mice running on the hamster wheel, they thought they were getting 'traction' on this issue. After Bush's speech, they felt frustrated and baffled. Some lapsed into a childish snit. Yet another issue had been seized by this commanding figure, who breezily took center stage as only a powerful leader can, sweeping aside the oodles of media lies, nailing his enemies chapter and verse, reshaping the political landscape and debate on his terms. Bush would not be stampeded. His tone deaf windbag critics, showing yet again what little grasp they have of the Man from Midland, had been dealt another cruel blow.

If displaying their inexhaustible supply of ignorance was the goal of Bush's detractors, they have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. Congratulations!

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[Majie Purple]

Nice that V P C. recieved the salute too!

[Majie Purple]

Love your hit nail on the head gif LOL!
Perfect!

[dutchess]

Please indulge me; this is my first attempt at using html.

Oh my...the dreaded redx. LOL...I still get those and I've been doing html for years :o) Perhaps billie can help you. She is the master of html (AND A GREAT TEACHER TOO!)

[dutchess]

Now I know...Till now I thought your SN had something to do with Ronald Reagan... if memory serves wasn't one of his nicknames Dutch?

I forgot about that and I believe you're right! I think we need to do another "How Did you get your screename :o) )

[dutchess]

Oh how cool snugs...thanks for the link. Also for posting those incredibly touching pictures of Bush during the police memorial. He just OOZES compassion!

[dutchess]

Howdy dave. Yes, John hits the nail on te head AGAIN!!!! (and again, and again, and again!)

[DollyCali]

Thanks for the link Eleanor. I missed it when the thread was posted.

FR is so rich with so much information. Just can't get it all in..

appreciate you posting this - leaving for PM.. see you at Dose later

[Majie Purple]

"...I think we need to do another "How Did you get your screename :o) )"

:)

[MEG33]

Thank you for the wonderful essay and presentation!

[JustAmy]

Summer-like Greetings from Sunny California!

[luvie]

Holy cats! And I was just complaining that my temp is 90! Sheesh!

[JustAmy]

They are forecasting (I hope they are right!) cooler temps by Sunday.

It is too hot to do anything except get in the shower. :)

[Majie Purple]

99 degrees @ 6:40 pm...How can you stand it! Yikes!

[JustAmy]

You pay huge PG&E bills. :) We try to stay inside during the hottest time of the day but there are times that it is not possible to do that.

Drink lots of fluids and wear as little as possible while staying modest. :)

[dutchess]

Absolutely lovely "fairy" picture meg. Thanks... have a peaceful night!

[dutchess]

Good night finest friends.

[The Mayor]

Good Night Dutchess, sorry I haven't been around.
Very busy with work and politics http://albanysinsanity.com/

[dutchess]

sorry I haven't been around. Very busy with work and politics

Not a problem. Am so proud that you continue the "good RIGHT fight" in New York!!!! I'm so very proud of you and your family! I don't need to say "keep it up" because that is you!!!

[The Mayor]

You know it, that's me.. : )

[snugs]

What a beautiful photo and goodnight from me