I understand he has contacts in the industry.
Posted on 03/16/2007 6:21:30 AM PDT by seanmerc
my choice in the 2000 primaries was Buchanan. I still think he would have done a better job and for the most part is much more conservative.. (Buchanan's only flaw in my book, is his protectionist stand...which is a heck of a lot better than opening our borders and making mexico the US and canada one country like Bush wants....)
Are you saying my post was substantive or unsubstantive? That my post deserved refuting or not?
I am still learning MANY things about FR. Some good, some not.
SZ
I didn't think Reagan was perfect and I don't expect Bush to be perfect, but I sure as hell wish Bush would learn something from his predecessor's mistakes and not make the problems worse by repeating them.
They built the majority 6 years before Bush on conservative ideals. Bush helped them lose it by the way he governed. But the Congress was as much to blame.
Okay. I like to think I have thick skin, I just missed the sarcasm.
Take care,
SZ
There's a diet for politicians; red meat and oxymorons.
Did they paint that on the back side of the "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" banner?
I understand he has contacts in the industry.
ROTFLOL
Bush has conservatism? Where does he hide it?
Yeah, they sure do!
THAT'S why they lost this last election.
Business as usual just isn't going to cut it any more.
People are fed up with the RINOS who have infected the GOP!
Until that changes, they will never win again!
Conservatives are bailing out in droves!
BINGO!
"And for those Border Agents they were convicted in a court of law."
Yes, they were, because information was withheld from the jury about the drug smuggler's weapon, the weapon that all his family members told reporters he ALWAYS carried on him. And, of course, for a drug smuggler who's carrying a million dollars' worth of drugs across the border, it makes sense that he would be armed.
"They lied and covered up information regarding the discharging of their weapons."
Compean, who has an unblemished record as a border agent, said in his sworn testimony that the drug smuggler didn't stop when Compean yelled at him to but instead turned around and pointed a gun at Compean. Then Compean fired his weapon, in order to wound him. So what was Compean supposed to do? Let himself get shot in order to keep from breaking the "rules"? Some rules.
The real crimes were committed by the drug smuggler and the U.S. attorney Sutton. Bush and Gonzalez know it and were complicit in the crime. For that alone, I wouldn't care if Bush were to be impeached -- he's got it coming.
LOL! You can't accuse Bob Dole of letting his pals profit from his business contacts.
"...your mindset, that don't put a high on value the decency of a man....."
Bush is a decent politician. He is not a decent man.
A decent man would not be a politician.
I hear your sentiment on the whole. But I couldn't disagree with you more in terms of GWB (himself). He is anything but your typical politician. Which is why so many on the left and right seem to hate him at times.
He is a great CINC, a d*mn fine POTUS and one of the most decent men I've seen in my lifetime. GWB is not at all a typical pol
"He is a great CINC, a d*mn fine POTUS and one of the most decent men I've seen in my lifetime. GWB is not at all a typical pol"
He has committed troops, treasure for nation-building, which he said he wouldn't do when running for the presidency - typical politician.
His immigration stance is a disaster for our country, he refuses to enforce the rule of law in that regard - again, typical politician behavior.
He has grown government, spending, and intrusion - typical (liberal) politician.
"religion of peace" - typical dissembling of a politician.
I think he'll be seen by history as the Republican Jimmy Carter....that will be his legacy (people said JC was a "decent man" too, BTW)
support him or not, Bush is a pretty typical politician in behavior. We must be careful not to revere our serving politicians, even our presidents too much.
We are not "nation building"...Far from it. We are changing the world while taking the fight to our enemies 24/7. And the United States and the world are safer because of it. If you can't see that....it's typical blinderism protectionist behavior / thinking.
The United States is safer because of our actions in the ME, SE Asia and the Horn of Africa over the past 5 years. No, GWB is far from your typical politician in terms of leading the world in this WOT. All the while taking arrows from an incredulously dishonest MSM and Democrat political party....while standing firm in his resolve.
That you so cavalierly call what we have accomplished and what we are now striving to accomplish in the ME "nation building"...speaks volumes to me.
Regards,
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