Posted on 06/25/2006 4:22:45 PM PDT by calcowgirl
That's nice.
Now, everyone raise their hands that didn't know he was Liberal? Okay, everyone with your hands in the air? Try doing your homework next time.
I knew he was a Liberal. He's Liberal on social issues too, so don't be shocked at those votes either. I said it during the race.
The ONLY reason he won and got my support was to send a message to D.C. about illegal immigration. Otherwise those 5% of votes they lost would have been likely around 10% with Busby squeaking out the edge.
I frankly don't give a damn what other votes he casts. I supported his hiring for one reason, if he stays true on that issue I'll support him for two years.
Then, I want all the outraged conservatives that had an opportunity to choose a conservative ON earmarks, social isues as well as illegal immigration and did NOT in the first primary race to challenge him in the primary in 2008. Don't whine about his votes, line someone up that's a legit contender that will make him sweat. That's how you knock a Congressman into line.
BTW, It's doubtful I'll be supporting him in 2008 whether or not he has a primary challenger. Not that I'm a voter, but I do contribute money. I'm through with Liberals in either party, except on rare occasion when strategically they help advance a right issue. This single candidate helped send a nice little message to other House Republicans so it was worth it.
Chafee? DeWine? I say Dump them.
Well .. it's so easy to figure this out .. those who voted for him didn't want to see a dimwitted dem win - but now that's he's won .. the people have every right to hold his feet to the fire.
He pretends to be more of a conservative than he really is .. so why are people really surprised.
Not part of the Kaloogian choir, I supported Bill Morrow, a perfectly real conservative. The real problem was another one of those rich candidates looking to add "congressman" to their list of acquisitions: Eric Roach. He ran as a "conservative" (like his fellow spoiler Bill Hauf) which split the vote many ways. Between that conservative split with those self-financed and the party machine shoving Bilbray down our throats, it was almost sure what would happen as soon the slate of candidates was decided.
Mr. Mush Goes To Washington.
The *only* thing going for Bilbray is his genuine hard-nose record on illegal immigration. Otherwise there's little difference between him and Ms. Busby.
I would've thought that (combined) "conservative" candidates easily out polled him in the primary would have given him a wake-up. Seems I gave him too much credit to notice the difference in one pile of constituents over another.
Because, during his campaign he said he would oppose earmarks and therefore has already acted in direct contradiction to his own campaign promises. I hope he doesn't do the same on immigration.
Candidate Brian Bilbray had been to Congress before, and he looked back on that time fondly, claiming to have been on the right side in 1995. "There's still more to do," he clarified in his recent campaign. He went so far as to offer a specific: "not allowing members of congress to put in private so-called earmarks for funding."
(See post 17 for link and remainder of article)
Hopefully the conservatives will unite and narrow the field for 2008.
Well .. write to him. He will reply. However, you will not always be happy with the reply.
{snicker}
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