Posted on 12/10/2006 9:01:34 PM PST by NapkinUser
Yes, I do get testy expecially on the "elitist" cute little jabs at our President, as if he needed more cute little jabs.
That paragraph meant I also took exception to the idea that we must find a candidate that is pleasing/acceptable to the liberals so that they can not possibly find a negative to use in their campaign. That is junk because we all know that THEY WILL FIND SOMETHING AND IF NOT THERE THEY WILL CREATE SOMETHING TO USE.
The fear of the left is ridiculous on here. I have also heard that on each and every point in each and every article posted - we must not do this or the left will do ........
It is a fact they will be against any and every one we try to elect, they will mock, dig up dirt, lie, ridicule ......
So, just why are we to fear that and why do we spin our wheels trying to find one they will have a hard time finding a negative they can use. It can't be done and it is a waste of time.
We GIVE the democrats a great deal more power than we have to when we spin around trying to appease them, trying to alter our agenda so the democrats won't say ........
Phooey on them. They should be demeaned by blazing through what we want done, who we want to elect and playing down their trash talk rather than cowering in the corner with fear.
McCain is not a candidate we want - he is merely out for McCain and has stabbed us in the back three times - and is now in the process of doing it again with the controls of the internet he is dabbling in.
Don't be fooled by McCain. Any conservatives will understand why - he is a traitor to our goals, you cannot depend on him and he will turn on a dime.
So - you people just keep on trashing the decent people that would serve us well and promoting the bad ones like McCain.
Some of us see through that.
Giuliani/Jeb - I agree, a good ticket although Rudy is too pro choice for me and I'm not satisfied that he is a true conservative.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply.
I don't think serious criticism should be taken as a jab, and it is certainly not elitist. A president's duties are weighty, and his words and image are carefully studied. And we are at war. One of his weapons is the medium of television. Television communication is a technical art, and he must be able to wield this weapon extremely well. Therefore his ability to speak about his ideas, persuade others to follow him and inspire confidence -- within the parameters of the technical medium -- is paramount.
I do completely agree with you about not pleasing the liberals and not being afraid of them. Those are great words, Reagan words, and we all need to remember them.
Thanks again for the discussion.
Saving the best for last...Go Jeb!!!
I don't mean to jump all over you but I have just had it with having George Bush, the President of the United States as a punching bag here on FR and all through our culture.
Seems it is "in" to put down our president - shows how far superior all of us are compared to a mere man that was governor of Texas for two terms and managed to get elected as President of the United States for two terms. Why wouldn't we ridicule him, pull support away from him and make him fight our battles for us totally alone?
Yeah that is really cool.
Not me - I thank God we were given a George Bush and I don't expect the President of the United States to be my personal agent up there. I realize that the man in that position sees far more than I do about the world, has to deal with the facts of what is done and has to take the responsibility.
And, looking back, I cannot think of a man who would have done a better job.
And, to me, it is very sad that people - instead of supporting a man with more on his plate than most could ever handle - find it great sport to show how they would run the country far better than him.
And it is a pity that he has to do all he does with absolutely no support and continual threats of "if he doesn't do this, I will just show the GOP they lost my vote.....
Yeah, real, real great and they show what absolute clods they are - we are at war and George Bush is one of the most hated presidents. Be nice to let him think someone is behind him.
So, call me a Bush Bot - I take that as a supporter of the man fighting a war alone, one that appreciates that we were able to find a George Bush and just wish we had had a few more like him to have made our congress an effective partner for him.
If these are the front runners, I'd vote for Jeb Bush before any of the three.
NO MORE BUSHES !!
Good words. I myself have to remember that Moses was not a good speaker, but God used him. I know God is using Bush, too.
Thanks, brother.
That is one of the most arrogant remarks I have ever heard.
Bush is fighting nothing. He is over paid, over vacationed, and overvalued. he is caterered to, pampered, shuttled, guarded, living in the lap of luxury.
Our troops in the field are the ones fighting this war.
Bush with his Pollyanna policies and moral impotence is the reason they have been restrained from locating, closing with and destroying our enemies. Bush has risked nothing personally. It is the troops who fight, kill , die and suffer....And don't you ever forget it. It is our tropps that have been abandoned...by Bush. They are being denied victory due to political cowardice and moral impotence by our President.
Well, and you are a non-supporter of the troops or this presidency.
You know nothing of this war and the generals, defense dept and Bush are running it. I trust their judgement. Oh, and the president is in no way catered to - he is the punching bag for the world.
I am ashamed to have voted for him twice.
Oh, and by the way, the president who so flippantly allows the likes of AlSadr to continue to steal breath after killing our troops again and again and again, IS catered to, both literally and figuratively.
He will never know the pain of the troops. He has never, and will never suffer what the troops have gone through.
He has wasted innocent blood by not allowing the troops to win.
"The name Bush is just one people don't want to be drawn to in 2008"
You are right - and clinton is
I'm still mad at him for not stealing Bill Nelson's senate seat. We'd be in the majority now if he had run.
Not a chance in Hades.
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