Aren't you making my point?
It is UP TO US! You cannot expect those in government to be burdened with the task of CHEERLEADER-IN-CHIEF!
Where is OUR Moveon.org? Where is OUR nonstop MSM? This site attacks Limbaugh and others on a daily basis, primarily on whether or not they are flaunting their success! Limbaugh cant even talk about golfing without some FReepers going nuts, yet he is just about our ONLY media stalwart against the Liberals. We don't take care of our own, and its because we have our own welfare mentality.
We want to feel like its 'Morning in America' again, but we don't want to do the work it would take to get it back. We think it was all Reagan, and none of us, and that is BS.
Sure, we would love a stronger leader, but just where the hell is he supposed to get his strength from if not us?!?!?
Like Florida 2000, we showed that WE can get it done. Somewhere along the way, we decided to sit back and let Bush do it alone.
My point is that when a small group of people who work together move and speak with a unified voice they can meet their goals. And I was giving examples of people doing things with no more than the power of their voices. When you have the president, his administration and people his administration controls along with a Republican congress you should be able to do damn near anything.
The president and the Republicans did not use their power as they should have. When they did use their power they used it to spend money like crazy and pass stupid things like McCain-Feingold with which the president added even more foolishness by signing. During this time the president didn't even veto anything that was spend happy.
This isn't my fault or anyone elses here.
I've been involved in local politics where there was a sea change. The conservatives took over local government that had been run by moonbeam leftist snots for decades. Once power was in hand that power was used and is being used. Tax rebates, better and more sensible handling of money, no more handing out taxpayer money on silly things, etc. The eye is on the people that pay the taxes. The instant these newly elected folks forget that we will hammer them. THAT'S what those of us did wrong when Bush and the Republicans were spending money like drunken sailors.
The Republicans still have not learned anything. When the Democrats stated this non-binding resolution the Republicans should ALL have been saying "we are spending "X" millions of taxpayers money on this" and in the next breath they should have been talking about the 100% outlawing of earmarks. Say the same thing over and over.
Free drugs, billions to Africans, more health insurance crap, etc, etc. The Republicans are fools because you can't tell them from the Democrats anymore.