I understand he has contacts in the industry.
Posted on 03/16/2007 6:21:30 AM PDT by seanmerc
President Bush, standing in front of a banner that read "Rebuilding Our Republican Majority" and flanked by two giant puzzle pieces, last night pledged to House Republicans that the GOP will retake both congressional chambers and "hold the White House in 2008." Attending the first National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington since the party lost control of the House and the Senate in November, the president fed hundreds of Republican lawmakers red meat, lambasted Democrats for trying to "micromanage" the war in Iraq and vowed to continue to appoint conservative judges. "We've got a strong record to run on," Mr. Bush said as members of Congress dined on beef tenderloin and jumbo shrimp. "The key is to learn from every election and to come back stronger. And with your help, that's exactly what we're going to do in 2008." Looking fresh after a five-country trip south of the border, the president reviewed Republican accomplishments during his administration: the largest tax cuts since Ronald Reagan, a booming economy that has created 7.5 million jobs in less than four years, and a newly revamped education system in which "minority students are beginning to close the achievement gap." "Ours is an optimistic agenda and ours is a realistic agenda. And by pushing good ideas and standing strong for what's right, I believe that we can retake the Senate and the House and hold the White House in 2008," Mr. Bush said to cheers from the party faithful. More than 1,200 people attended the annual Washington Hilton dinner, which raised more $6.2 million for congressional candidates. The president was greeted by a lengthy and hearty applause, a far cry from what he got in South America and Mexico.
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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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