Posted on 05/20/2006 7:52:20 AM PDT by got_moab?
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Her husband is NOT a nitwit but I agree that Chaffee is an idiot. When Republicans (yes, even RINOs) of higher office run for re-election they traditionally get support from Republicans, in this case to keep the "majority" in congress. I don't agree with it either but that's all this is.
Another thread addressed the tactical imperatives of all this.
There is no need for Chaffee in the Republican Party. There IS a need for Chaffee's seat in the Republican Party. If the RI GOP voters can select a more conservative candidate to defeat Chaffee for the senatorial nomination primary, and have that alternate candidate poll well in head to head matchups vs the Dem opponent, then the GOP would get behind that alternate.
In the absence of such a reality, however, Chaffee continues to cast the most important vote any Senator casts in a session properly -- for the Majority Leader. The ML defines what bills come to the floor and is who sets the agenda. As long as Chaffee's seat, not necessarily him but his seat, votes GOP for ML, that tells the tale. Holding that seat matters.
"He is an important member ofthe ...Senate". So was Brutus. And he, at least had principles.
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Absolutely correct.
At least I am smart enough to identfy and support actual Republicans. Something that you and your boy Dubya seem incapable of doing.
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Planet of the apes mentality.. "Monkey does not harm monkey".. Hmmm, Spectre against Toomey,, Chafee against ANYBODY..
-OR- RINOs united against America... I used to like to "feel" Laura was just a beautiful lady caught in a dirty business.. Evidently NOT SO.. Stumping for Chaffe?.. is a bad sign.. a very bad sign.. The White RINO House is scary... Maybe there is little difference between McLaim and Dubya and Laura..
Surely this MUST be a Lie.. lets hope..
Laura Bush lavishes praise on Sen. Lincoln Chafee during a fundraiser....
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Why, Laura, why?
chafee is one of the judas goats who voted for illegal immigrants to claim social security
As I recollect, it was Mrs. Bush who insisted that Harriet Miers was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
She should have told Chafee to look to the demoncRATS for support. They're other pubbies worthy of her support than Chaffee, one of the RINO 7.
Let's say Chafee wins reelection. Also, Bob Casey, Sherrod Brown, Claire McCaskill, John Morrison and Harold Ford all win and take Republican seats. With the Senate 50-50, would you be certain that Chafee's vote for Majority Leader wouldn't be Harry Reid? I'd bet top dollar that if the Senate came down to it, Chafee would run into a welcoming Democratic party and be treated like a king rather than rightfully being called a RINO by members of the Republican party. Voting Chafee or Whitehouse in the general election, you're choosing between definitely supporting a Democrat and likely supporting a Democrat. Stephen Laffey '06!
nmeanwhile the Establishment continues their quest to remove conservatism from possible governance.
Vote Laffey.
Free Republic is distressingly intolerant these days. I consider myself a diehard conservative. I do not agree with everything this president does. But I support him fully.
I wonder if any candidate alive would satisfy these angry, angry posters. Really, they HATE GWB so much; they hate everyone who isn't Robert Bork; they surely wouldn't show up to vote for McCain, Giuliani, Rice, Romney, or others in 2008; and there are only a handful of representatives and senators who would pass muster. Can we just decide that you all want the perfect to be the enemy of the good; and that you intend to vote for no one from here on out? That way it is very easy just to tune you out.
Yes, it was a general post, not so much to you personally. I agree with everything you say. I have little good to say about Chafee, except these two things: i) he votes Republican for the Senate Majority Leader, and ii) I don't think he has run as a conservative and voted liberal. He hasn't been significantly more misleading in his campains than others. He represented himself to RI'ers as a liberal Republican, they elected him, and he has voted more or less as he said he would. I'm not sure how that makes him a traitor.
Ditto GWB. I don't agree with the no child left behind, Medicare prescription drug benefits, etc. But these were not especially surprising. He has not run one way and governed another.
What I object to on FR these days is the self-righteousness of many posters, coupled with the lack of common sense and civility. I suspect that I'm representative of FR posters in terms of policy and passions. In particular, I suspect I have few equals when it comes to my contempt for the MSM and the Dems. But what I see here on FR is too often counterproductive, and likely to ensure significant Republican losses going forward.
Re: immigration, I don't see much disagreement on the issues here. Most everyone I read agrees that this is a huge problem. I agree that it is a huge problem. GWB agrees that this is a huge problem. But there is a right way and a wrong way to pursue solutions. Those who scream the loudest and throw out the most personal insults and accusations aren't necessarily the most passionate or the purest.
Finally, and then I'll quit, there are times when GWB is stubborn and immovable. Iraq is an example, and thank goodness. But there are other times when he is cautious (yes, likely too cautious) but flexible. Examples include Supreme Court appointments and US ports. In those settings he usually takes a centrist position and then moves right. I strongly believe this is one of those instances. So we're first offered Harriet Meiers but end up with Justice Alito. This is not good strategy, but my point is that we should keep our eye on the end game and create opportunities for the President to move right. I'm sure some Freepers want to take credit for screaming really loud and shouting down Harriet Meiers and being so darn mad and intemperate that the President had no choice. It helps to fee the ego. I'd like to suggest, though, that the President saw the level of resistance, gathered the facts in a calm and reasoned manner, and substituted Sam Alito -- on the merits.
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