Analysis: Political confrontation likely

Yahoo News (AP) ^ | November 8, 2006 | TERENCE HUNT

[nitzy]

Losing the election has consequences.

If the Dems took your advice in '00, '02, and '04 they would not have control of congress today. He absolutely needs to keep fighting. Every victory that we achieved, the Dems fought us and made us spend our political capital. By the time Nov. 7th rolled around we were dead broke. If Bush gives them any easy liberal victories without exacting some toll he will be letting conservatism down.

[GoLightly]

I don't say he has to stop fighting. He has to pick his battles carefully.

[nitzy]

He has to pick his battles carefully

I agree. He should only fight all legislation proposed by Democrats and moderate Republicans..; )

[GoLightly]

Thanx, I needed that! Looks like the moonbats *have* run amok.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735359/posts?page=22#29

[blondee123]

What did you expect him to do? Totally ignore the will of the people?

I don't understand your question! The will of the people about what? He should have listened to the will of his conservative base & acted on illegals. There are already laws on the books for illegals, but they aren't being enforced!!!

[GoLightly]

The electorate is divided. There is very little political capital in W's hand right now. He needs to spend what he has judiciously. Immigration was never his strong suit. His strengths are in other areas, which means the people who voted for him, voted for reasons other than his position on immigration.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda was yesterday. The open border party got more votes than the fence builders. Do not expect to see any funding provided for the fence. How do we move forward with that reality?

[Lancey Howard]

Bush invited Pelosi to a makeup luncheon Thursday. "She's not going to abandon her principles and I'm not going to abandon mine," the president said. "But I do believe we have an opportunity to find some common ground to move forward on."

Huh? Spell it out, President Bush.... WHAT common ground could you possibly share with that San Fransicko scumbag? Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure the Republican base won't like it.

[Jimmy Valentine]

This writer is full of it. If anything Bush has been too conciliatory, e.g. No Child Left Behind which he let Kennedy write and the Medicare expansion program.

If he were any more conciliatory, we would all be singing "The Internationale" as our national anthem.