Posted on 05/21/2006 12:53:53 AM PDT by FairOpinion
It's called "lead, follow, or get out of the way".
People need to stop the anklebiting, while President Bush is trying to keep us safe, keep the economy going, and is succeeding, despite huge odds.
Well we disagree then.
Ah, okay.
"On May 18, 1974 – less than two years after then prime minister Indira Gandhi authorized scientists to build a bomb – India set off the "Smiling Buddha." India called it a "peaceful nuclear explosive." Pakistan called it a threat. India relied on technology supplied by a nuclear reactor that Canada helped to build."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/nuclearweapons/
Please tell me, how is Bush trying to keep the economy going and keep us safe, and why is it that you think he is succeeding in these regards?
If I had to throw you something to chew on, I’d say one thing we both noticed in Bush’s second term (especially the administration), is that his ‘attention-span’ on the war has dropped off considerabley—especially right after his reelection. He launched right into saving social security, and since then his focus has never been the same.
To sum it up more, my husband and I firmly believe that when America goes to war, the entire country goes to war too. The average Joe on the street still doesn’t understand what we’re doing and why we are doing it and doesn’t think much about it. The President continually tells us to go about our normal daily lives, but this is the wrong attitude completely, in our opinion. We are at war and cannot simply go about our daily lives as though everything is fine and normal. It is not, and to us, this is a HUGE mistake.
Anyway I can go into a lot more detail tomorrow after I get some much needed sleep now. Night!
Viva Bush.
tax cuts, limited regulation, prosecution of white collar criminals, attempts at tort reform, aggressive prosecution of Al Queda terrorists
"The President continually tells us to go about our normal daily lives, but this is the wrong attitude completely, in our opinion. We are at war and cannot simply go about our daily lives as though everything is fine and normal. It is not, and to us, this is a HUGE mistake. "
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When you are getting down to specifics, it's making a lot more sense. I agree with you, they should spend more time on PR and getting the American people to support the WoT -- the problem is that if people are in fear, they don't buy, invest, which hurts the economy, when they are not in fear, they don't appreciate what is being done. It's a d*&ned if you do and d*&ned if you don't situation.
Ping...
The pay was ok.
I got a phone call once every three weeks or so. Calls were only about 10 minutes long...if the phone system didn't go down.
My husband didn't have access to any email. It was hand written letters which took anywhere from two-to-three months to send and receive. About 1/3 of the mail didn't make it.
Other than that, I had to keep myself busy and not worry about my husband coming home in a body bag. (What part of that is "extremely easy", again?)
Taxcust, AFghanistan, Iraq, AQ is on the run -- but I guess that's not enough for you.
Suggest you read post 46, it may apply to you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635762/posts?page=46#46
Whether you realize it or not, your starting to sound like mother sheehan
Your not the only one who's had someone under fire in Iraq. There's thousands of us out here and some haven't been as lucky as you and have their loved one return home to them.
Please thank your husband for his service to a grateful nation, and you please quit your whining and grow up!
http://www.goodolddogs3.com/HonorOurVets.html
Millions of us have been through the same and made it just fine. Just be thankful that he came home.
Interesting. I thank God every day that Bush has my back on the WoT and protects my butt. I share that opinion with any and everyone.
But I should hold my tongue on CFR (perhaps if more of us had howled back then he wouldn't have signed it), the borders, the budget and entitlements because that's mere ankle-biting and isn't leadership? Sounds more like "my party right or wrong" to me.
So if we have a kick butt President on the war on terror but he decides that the Second Amendment isn't a good thing we should just shut up else we'll elect a democrat? Gee, after all look at all the other good things he's done? Where in your book does one draw the line and become seriously concerned? Is there such a line or is it "my party right or wrong" or even more scary "my party can do no wrong"?
No, I'm an American first, a conservative second and a republican third. By being a conservative and a republican I don't check my voice at the door else I'd be no better than a liberal. Apparently the current litmus test for a republican is to keep your mouth shut.
Funny, that's always been one of my observations about liberals.
We are not dealing with red herrings here, we are dealing with reality.
Your pulling in the Second Amendment is pathetic,pretending that Bush is somehow trying to abolish it.
This kind of ludicrous hypothetical red herring just make you lose credibility completely.
Duly noted.
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